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Aug 12, 2011
As hundreds of gay couples became newlyweds in New York in July, their well-wishers included many far-flung gays aware that their own states may never willingly allow same-sex marriage.
In all, 30 states have adopted constitutional amendments aimed at limiting marriage to one-man, one-woman unions.
In a few of them – California and Oregon, for example – activists hold out hope of repealing the bans. That outcome seems improbable, though, in many heartland and Southern states, where gay-rights leaders are eying more modest, short-term goals.
They’ll soon get a boost from the Human Rights Campaign. The group plans to launch a bus tour, starting Aug. 12 in Utah and ending Oct. 30 in Florida, which will travel through 11 states that ban gay marriage.
