The gay rights movement of Utah has been studied by national gay rights groups in the United States. It is regarded as fairly successful, particularly in that Utah is an extremely conservative state. The state's gay pride parade is the second most attended yearly parade in the state. Three state legislators, Sen. Scott McCoy, Rep. Jackie Biskupski, and Rep. Christine Johnson, are openly gay and Utah is one of only a handful of states where the legal recognition of same-sex couples was voted on in the state Senate in March 2005 when it considered creating a reciprocal beneficiary. The measure failed by eight votes.