In Mississippi doesn't recognize Gay Marriage.
MS Rainbow Alliance
would recognize "All Marriages or Equality Marriage"
(Unity Certificates, Marriage Certificate, Domestic Partnership) in our group.
Even though it is not recognized by this state, countries or other states.
But by God, Goddess or the community.We believe that marriage is a commitment (A contract or a charge) between two people and their community. If wished to pronounce their vows before their partner and Person that is able to be recognize as a leader of Faith, Justice of Peace, Capt. of the ship or by the community as an Adversary (Celebrity, or a highly respected in the society or Community). Federal Law The legal issues surrounding same-sex marriage in the United States are complicated by the nation's federal system of government. Traditionally, the federal government did not attempt to establish its own definition of marriage; any marriage recognized by a state was recognized by the federal government, even if that marriage was not recognized by one or more other states (as was the case with interracial marriage before 1967 due to anti-miscegenation laws). With the passage of the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, however, a marriage was explicitly defined as a union of one man and one woman for the purposes of federal law. (See 1 U.S.C. § 7.) Thus, no act or agency of the federal government currently recognizes same-sex marriage. According to the federal government's Government Accountability Office (GAO), more than 1,138 rights and protections are conferred to U.S. citizens upon marriage by the federal government; areas affected include Social Security benefits, veterans' benefits, health insurance, Medicaid, hospital visitation, estate taxes, retirement savings, pensions, family leave, and immigration law. However, many aspects of marriage law affecting the day to day lives of inhabitants of the United States are determined by the states, not the federal government, and the Defense of Marriage Act does not prevent individual states from defining marriage as they see fit; indeed, most legal scholars believe that the federal government cannot impose a definition of marriage onto the laws of the various states by statute.[citation needed] The United States Supreme Court in 1972 dismissed Baker v. Nelson, a case originating in Minnesota, "for want of a substantial federal question". This is binding precedent, meaning that a state ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the United States Constitution.[5]  Support Same-sex marriage supporters make several arguments in support of their position. Some argue that same-sex marriage is a matter of equality, and that the rights of those involved in same-sex relationships are violated if same-sex unions are not legally recognized.[24] Advocates of same-sex marriage sometimes liken prohibitions on same-sex marriage to past prohibitions on interracial marriage.[25] Some same-sex marriage supporters argue that same-sex marriage should be allowed because same-sex marriage does no harm to families or society,[26] provides important benefits for same-sex partners and their children,[27] and extends a civil right to a minority group.[28] Christopher Ott, a reporter for The Progressive, has characterized the social conservatives' predictions of legalized polygamy in states such as Massachusetts that have same-sex marriage as false.[citation needed] He confronts the common argument that same-sex marriage would devalue marriage as a whole by referencing other historical events such as allowing women to vote and stating that it did not devalue the electoral process.[citation needed] Ott describes the prohibition of same-sex marriage as devaluing the American principle of equal treatment.[citation needed] The Economist magazine, while expressing support for the same sex marriage, argued that attempts to force same-sex marriage through the Supreme Court constitute "yet another self-damaging act of judicial overreach". The magazine further argues that it is sensible for proponents of same-sex marriage to "concentrate on winning their battles in the court of public opinion and the chambers of the legislature."[29] Mayors of several large cities such as Atlanta,[30] Boston,[31] Chicago,[32] Los Angeles,[33] New York City,[34] Salt Lake City,[35] San Francisco,[36] San Diego[37] and Seattle[38] publicly support same-sex marriage. Several political parties such as the Communist Party USA,[39] U.S. Green Party[citation needed], the Socialist Party USA,[40] and several state Democratic Parties, including the California Democratic Party,[41] the Connecticut Democratic Party[citation needed], the Iowa Democratic Party,[42] the Illinois Democratic Party, the Maine Democratic Party,[43] the Massachusetts Democratic Party,[44] the Michigan Democratic Party[citation needed], the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party[citation needed], the New York Democratic Party[citation needed], the New Jersey Democratic Party[citation needed], the Oregon Democratic Party[citation needed], the Pennsylvania Democratic Party[citation needed], the Rhode Island Democratic Party[citation needed], the Vermont Democratic Party[citation needed], the Washington State Democratic Party,[45] and the Wisconsin Democratic Party[46] also support gay marriage.
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