House Approves Same-Sex Marriage
The proposal to guarantee marriage rights to all Rhode Islanders now moves onto the state Senate.
The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted 51 to 19 on Thursday to allow same-sex couples to marry in Rhode Island, the Legislature announced in a release. The bill’s primary sponsor, Rep. Arthur Handy, who has introduced the bill for each of the last 11 years, said the measure is about justice and equity for same-sex couples, but is also emotional and personal for so many who have worked for years for marriage equality. “Obviously, this issue is about fairness and allowing all Rhode Islanders to have equal access to the rights and responsibilities that come with marriage, but marriage is about so much more than legal protections," Handy said in a release. "My wife and I have been married since 1997, and as we’ve worked together to …
