Norway and Sweden have marriage equality. Finland doesn't. Earlier this month a marriage equality bill came before a committee in the Finnish Parliament (I think) and was voted down. Apparently, if 50,000 Finns sign a petition they can force a bill to the floor of the Parliament. They hit that target -- in one day. Demand was so high it crashed the website collecting names.
David Coss, Mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico saw that the state's marriage law is gender neutral -- it doesn't say "one man and one woman." So Coss is introducing a resolution to the City Council to declare marriage equality legal in the state and county clerks better get cracking in issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.
Geraldine Salazar, the Santa Fe County clerk, appreciates the enthusiasm of Mr. Coss, but will wait for a ruling from the state Attorney General.
If it were only so easy in Michigan.
Here's the current map of marriage equality around the world. There are signs (as above) that this version will be obsolete soon.
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