Bringing Marriage to New Mexico: Republican County Clerk Victoria Dunlap Will Be out of a Job in January, but until Then She'll Fight for the Rights of Same-Sex Couples

Lisotta, Christopher, The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

Prompted by a public inquiry, Sandoval County clerk Victoria Dunlap examined New Mexico's marriage laws and decided that she was bound by their language to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. So on February 20, amid a firestorm of controversy, the Republican issued 66 licenses to gay and lesbian couples before the state attorney general intervened that same day.

Dunlap has since vowed to continue the practice and is currently fighting a temporary restraining order. Her crusade hasn't sat well with a number of people in New Mexico, including her fellow Republicans. "Other than assassination, all we can do is censure her, "said Richard Gibbs, of the Sandoval County …

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Publication information: Article title: Bringing Marriage to New Mexico: Republican County Clerk Victoria Dunlap Will Be out of a Job in January, but until Then She'll Fight for the Rights of Same-Sex Couples. Contributors: Lisotta, Christopher - Author. Magazine title: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine). Publication date: July 6, 2004. Page number: 20. © 2008 Regent Media. COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale Group.

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