To: Geraldine Salazar, Santa Fe County Clerk
Stop defending marriage discrimination in Santa Fe
When Edie Windsor challenged the federal Defense of Marriage Act, President Obama refused to defend it. When Kristin Perry and Sandy Stier challenged California's Prop 8, Governor Brown refused to defend it.
Though you called DOMA "toxic" and freely admit that the New Mexico Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, you continue to defend a ban on full marriage equality.
New Mexico law is clear: We recognize same-sex marriages from other states and prohibit discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation" or "gender identity."
Please, stand with me on the right side of history, withdraw your Supreme Court petition, and stop defending marriage discrimination in New Mexico.
Though you called DOMA "toxic" and freely admit that the New Mexico Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, you continue to defend a ban on full marriage equality.
New Mexico law is clear: We recognize same-sex marriages from other states and prohibit discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation" or "gender identity."
Please, stand with me on the right side of history, withdraw your Supreme Court petition, and stop defending marriage discrimination in New Mexico.
Why is this important?
When Edie Windsor challenged the federal Defense of Marriage Act, President Obama refused to defend it. When Kristin Perry and Sandy Stier challenged California’s Prop 8, Governor Brown refused to defend it.
And when two Santa Fe men challenged New Mexico’s ban on same-sex marriage, SF County Clerk Geraldine Salazar said she supported them.
Now she's filed a 20+ page brief with the state Supreme Court with a rambling list of reasons for denying a marriage license to committed same-sex couples.
And when two Santa Fe men challenged New Mexico’s ban on same-sex marriage, SF County Clerk Geraldine Salazar said she supported them.
Now she's filed a 20+ page brief with the state Supreme Court with a rambling list of reasons for denying a marriage license to committed same-sex couples.