New Paltz ministers to meet with prosecutor
Two Unitarian Universalist ministers, who possibly face charges for marrying same-sex couples in New Paltz, N.Y., planned to meet with prosecutors Thursday. Kay Greenleaf and Dawn Sangrey conducted a round of wedding ceremonies Saturday for about two dozen gay and lesbian couples, filling in for New Paltz mayor Jason West. West performed the first set of gay marriages February 27 but is under a temporary court order barring him from conducting more ceremonies.
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Gay couple know "it's a long battle" to have their marriage recognized
Fresh from their wedding in San Francisco, Jason McDowell and Bill Watson requested new driver's licenses in their home state with their last names hyphenated. They were turned down. "What difference does it make to the state of Tennessee if we want to be called McDowell-Watson?" Watson said. "What skin is it off their nose?"

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E.U. seeks to expand residency rights for gay and lesbian couples
Gay and lesbian couples in the European Union will have an easier time moving around--but only in E.U. countries that also legally recognize same-sex couples--under a directive adopted Wednesday by the European Parliament.

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County official fired over prejudicial comment
03/11/2004
Associated Press
A land-use official in Wallowa County has been fired for comparing American Indians to gays — and saying both groups have been throwing their weight around lately.

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Enough Votes To Pass Anti-Gay Amendment Mass. Senate Leader Says
03.09.04
By Michael J. Meade
(Boston, Massachusetts) The President of the Massachusetts Senate said Monday that he has enough votes to pass an amendment to the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage in the state. Robert Travaglini (D-Boston) has been working for weeks to muster enough votes to pass what he calls a compromise amendment which would ban gay marriage but provide for civil unions. A joint session of the Massachusetts Senate and House failed last month to pass any of three proposed amendments, including Travaglini's. Legislators will meet again on Thursday in a renewed effort. "There are conversations that happened over the weekend and continue to happen today that give me confidence that we can reach consensus by Thursday," Travaglini told the Boston Globe.

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Lawmakers seek special session
David Arkin
Republican lawmakers are pushing for a special legislative session. They want to discuss a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages.
But area legislators are doubtful the session is going to happen.
And the area’s lone Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Jose Campos of Santa Rosa, called the plan “ridiculous.” Gov. Bill Richardson has said he does not support a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. The governor is against same-sex marriages though.
Last month in Sandoval County, the county clerk there allowed same-sex couples to get marriage licenses for one day, until the state attorney general declared her actions were illegal. Last weekend, the state Republican Party met in Albuquerque at the University of New Mexico for its pre-primary convention. There, they began a petition drive asking Richardson to call a special session where lawmakers could make constitutional changes to same-sex marriages.