Town of Brighton Takes Stand on Gay Marriage Issue
3/5/2004 5:00 PM
(Cathy Orosz, WROC-TV)
The issue of same sex marriage is hitting home in Monroe County. The town of Brighton is the first to take a pro-active stance. News 8's Cathy Orosz joins us to explain how.
When the state attorney general said marriage licenses cannot be issued to gay couples he also said the state must recognize same-sex unions performed out of state. Today the town of Brighton says it will comply.

On the heels of hundreds of same-sex unions in California, Eliot Spitzer says New York must recognize any gay marriage or civil union performed outside the state under legal pretenses. Brighton Supervisor Sandra Frankel is the first to publicly announce that Brighton plans to recognize the unions as well.  And although the town can not hand out marriage licenses to gay couples, the town is starting a registry should the law change.


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N.Y. Judge Bars Mayor From Gay Marriages
By MICHAEL HILL
Associated Press Writer
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)--A state judge on Friday barred the mayor of a college town from performing more same-sex marriages for a month, saying Jason West was ignoring his oath of office.

State Supreme Court Justice Vincent Bradley issued a temporary restraining order against the 26-year-old New Paltz mayor at the request of the Florida-based Liberty Council, which acted on behalf of a local resident.