Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community In New Mexico

New Mexico Motor Vehicles Division has created a form to make it easier for transgender New Mexicans to change their gender on their drivers licenses.  Kudos to this enlighted response.  Read more here at New Mexico Independent.

It is a day to celebrate in our community, we have 64 couples who have valid marriages in New Mexico!

In a divorce proceeding in Santa Fe, Judge Sarah Singleton ruled that one of the Sandoval 64 marriages was valid and that a divorce proceeding was appropriate for Angela Maria Carrejo and Karla Janelle Haught.  Haught, an attorney representing herself, was arguing that the marriage from Feb. 24, 2004 was void from the start because then-Sandoval County Clerk Victoria Dunlap lacked the authority to issue licenses to same-sex couples.

Tyler McCormick, Mr. Rio Grande Leather, just won the title sash of International Mr. Leather!  That follows on Jayson DaBoi, Ms. Rio Grande Leather, earlier sash grab of International Ms. Bootblack.  Two of the world's top honors in Leather are now worn by New Mexicans.  It is a great day for New Mexico and the rightfuly proud New Mexico leather community.  I'm sure you will see them both riding high & proud at Pride in a couple weekends.

There will be a Welcome Home Tyler party on June 5th at Sidewinders from 7pm - 9pm.

Here is the story in a local Sonoma county newspaper, the Press Democrat.  It seems there was some alligations of domestic violence, and this needs to be a concern of people.  But would a married couple, involved in domestic abuse, be denied the right to see each other?  Would their homes be closed and possessions sold off without consulting both? 

What is even more amazing to me, is that this happened 2 years ago, why wasn't information about this known before National Center for Lesbian Rights put it on their web site?  Why didn't the substantial Sonoma LGBTIQ community know about this until now?  How many others have had similar situations that we are not hearing about?