As trend grows, activists seek same-sex weddings in N.J.
Gay advocacy groups draw parallel to anti-Jim Crow efforts at dawn of civil rights era
Friday, March 05, 2004
BY RUDY LARINI
Star-Ledger Staff
Gay rights advocates in New Jersey are keeping a close watch on the same-sex marriages occurring across the country, hoping the ceremonies raise public awareness of the issue while a legal effort is under way here to win approval of such unions through the courts.

Advocates agree the marriages would not be recognized in New Jersey, but believe they are helpful in focusing attention on the issue as a matter of equal protection under the law.