NM Attorney General Slams Governor on Marriage Equality

English: New Mexico State Governor Susana Martinez (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

John M. Becker | Bilerico | September 24, 2013

“[Some] people, including the governor, say that the issue of whether same-sex couples should be afforded the same rights as everyone else in our state must be decided by the voters.

“I urge the reader to consider the following: The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863; The 19th Amendment (Women’s Suffrage) in 1920; the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — none of which were voted upon by the general electorate.”

— Gary King, New Mexico’s Democratic Attorney General, slamming anti-gay Republican Gov. Susana Martinez’s call for a statewide vote on marriage equality. King hopes to oppose Martinez in the governor’s race next year.

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Groups Ask New Mexico Supreme Court To Legalize Gay Marriage

Carlos Santoscoy | On Top Magazine | July 3, 2013

Two groups on Tuesday asked the New Mexico Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage in the state.

New Mexico is the only U.S. state that neither recognizes nor prohibits the recognition of the unions of gay and lesbian couples.  The New Mexico Constitution’s definition of marriage is gender neutral.

However, opponents have cited the state’s application for a marriage license, which includes spaces to list the bride and the groom, as reason to not allow gay couples to marry.  New Mexico Attorney General Gary King has described the terms as “gender specific.”

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