[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/rhode-island-moving-forward-on-legally-recognizing-gay-marriage\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/rhode-island-moving-forward-on-legally-recognizing-gay-marriage\/","headline":"Rhode Island Moving Forward on Legally Recognizing Gay Marriage","name":"Rhode Island Moving Forward on Legally Recognizing Gay Marriage","description":"By The Associated Press (Providence) Days after new Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee called on lawmakers to swiftly legalize gay marriage, a House lawmaker says...","datePublished":"2011-01-06","dateModified":"2021-06-21","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/rhode-island-moving-forward-on-legally-recognizing-gay-marriage\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":130,"articleBody":" By The Associated Press (Providence) Days after new Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee called on lawmakers to swiftly legalize gay marriage, a House lawmaker says he\u2019ll introduce a bill to do so. Rep. Art Handy says he\u2019ll reintroduce legislation on Thursday that died last year. He says he has at least 27 co-sponsors, including House Speaker Gordon Fox, a fellow Democrat, and is more optimistic than in previous years, when Republican Gov. Don Carcieri was in office and opposed such legislation. Handy says a similar bill will be introduced in the Senate. Democratic Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed opposes gay marriage, but her spokesman, Greg Pare, said on Thursday she would not block a vote on the legislation, and would allow it to go through the normal committee process."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Rhode Island Moving Forward on Legally Recognizing Gay Marriage","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/rhode-island-moving-forward-on-legally-recognizing-gay-marriage\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]