THE SANTA FE CITY COUNCIL VOTES WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON A RESOLUTION FROM COUNCILOR PATTI BUSHEE AND MAYOR DAVID COSS THAT SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE. COSS TELLS 770 KKOB THE VOTE IS ABOUT RECOGNIZING AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHTS. HE SAYS NEW MEXICANS SHOULD BE FREE TO MARRY THE PERSON THEY LOVE. COSS AND BUSHEE INTRODUCED THE RESOLUTION LAST MONTH.
THE A-C-L-U FILED A LAWSUIT IN MARCH THAT CLAIMS PREVENTING GAY COUPLES FROM MARRYING VIOLATES THEIR EQUAL PROTECTION RIGHTS. U-S CENSUS DATA FROM 2010 SHOWS NEW MEXICO HAS THE 7TH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF SAME-SEX COUPLES IN THE NATION.
