Pro-gay marriage in Texas ads air before court date

AUSTIN — Days before a federal court will hear arguments against Texas' gay marriage ban, a national advocacy group promoting same-sex marriage aired ads in cities across Texas to incite conversation among Texas families.

The ad shows a Fort Worth Police Department detective talking about his desire to marry his partner.

"Freedom is a big deal," Chris Gorrie a detective, said in the ad. "The freedom to marry, the freedom to say what you want to say, and the freedom to do what you want to do."

"Texans believe in freedom and liberty and part of that is to be able to marry who you love, so Chris should be able to marry whoever he loves," said Jay Doshi, a police office in the ad.

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