During his Mayoral campaign, Adrian Fenty promised to release a memo prepared for the city that was said to state that DC could legally recognize gay marriages performed in other jurisdictions where they are legal. Fenty was elected and so far he has not fulfilled this promise. I fear he is an example of yet another Democrat who will take gay dollars and votes but won't take a stand for gays.
This morning I sent a note to the Mayor's gay liasion, Christopher Dyer. Here's the note:
Hi -- In a Washington Blade article dated November, 25, 2005 Lou Chibbarro writes, "Brown and Fenty said they would release the Spagnoletti memo immediately after becoming mayor."
The Spagnoletti memo, as I'm sure you know, is the opinion of former DC Attorney General Robert Spagnoletti on whether District law would permit the city to recognize gay marriages performed in Massachusetts and other jurisdictions.
I hadn't heard that the memo has been released, and Mr. Fenty has been Mayor now for five months. When is he going to release the memo, or has he gone back on his word to the gay community? Or did the Blade get it wrong?
Thanks for clarifying this issue for me.
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