(Washington DC) — The United States Senate has passed a bill that, if signed into law, will protect same-sex marriage across the nation. The bill passed by a vote of 61 to 36, including support from Utah Senator Mitt Romney. He was one of 12 Republicans who supported the measure. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s two senators have split their votes Wednesday for a bill to formally legalize same-sex marriage. Republican Mitt Romney was one of 12 Republicans who voted yes on the Respect for Marriage Act. Republican Mike Lee voted no, saying there weren’t enough religious liberty protections. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The LDS Church is backing a federal bill that protects gay marriage as long it also protects the rights of opposing religious groups. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement yesterday saying it would support a modified version of a federal […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Nearly three-fourths of Utahans support legal same-sex marriage. A recent survey from Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics found that 72-percent of residents believe same-sex marriage should be legally protected. Meanwhile, 23-percent disagree, and five-percent don’t know where they stand. This comes as the Senate considers […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah lawmakers are supporting a measure in Congress that would protect same-sex marriage in the United States. All four of Utah’s Republican House members voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act yesterday. Congressman John Curtis released a statement saying he understood that many Utahns were […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah state lawmaker who filed a lawsuit that successfully overturned the state’s same-sex marriage ban is separating from his husband. Sen. Derek Kitchen announced in an Instagram post Sunday that he and Moudi Sbeity have decided to divorce. Kitchen says even if the couple had known […]
