Gay Marriage and News in the United States
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by: TravisVoter
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In the 1990s, same sex marriage was next to abortion as one of the most influential wedge issues in U.S.A politics. Beneath the radar of civil politics till the 1980s, gay rights activists have graphed a rugged course in transit for a mission of legally recognized same-sex marriage in all 50 states-with setbacks like Bill Clinton's 1993 Don't Ask Don't Tell endanger on homo-sexuals in the military and the establishment of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, as well as successes in CT, Washington D.C., MA, VT, New Hampshire, and IA, where same sex marriage was approved.
At this moment, defiance to gay marriage is a defining conservative social issue, after all the lines are less expressly drawn on the left. President Obama, as well as every other dominant Democratic presidential candidate, inferred approval on the campaign route for civil unions but not full marriage, so activists appear likely to carry forward to pursue their ambition in the courts and statehouses.
Acclaimed homo-sexual couples
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi
Lily Tomlin with Jane Wagner
Neil Patrick Harris with David Burtka
Elton John and David Furnish
George Michael with Kenny Goss
Ismail Merchant and James Ivory
Prominent supporters of same-sex marriage
Past President Clinton
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Previous V.P Dick Cheney
Previous V.P Al Gore
Previous First Lady Laura Bush
Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg
Main opponents of gay marriage
Elder President George W. Bush
Vice President Joe Biden
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Past Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
Previous AK Governor Sarah Palin
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