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Related: About this forumgay marriage supporters say they're seeing gains
http://www.nationofchange.org/gay-marriage-supporters-say-they-re-seeing-gains-1328023872With momentum building in several states to give same-sex couples the right to marry, and with legislators and voters alike rallying to their side, supporters of gay marriage feel good about 2012. But along with gains, there could be setbacks, and it's far from clear how the issue will play in a presidential election year.
Gay rights supporters won a huge victory last year when New York state legalized gay marriage with bipartisan support, doubling overnight the number of same-sex couples who could marry. Four states Illinois, Hawaii, Delaware and Rhode Island enacted civil union laws, giving gay couples many of the same rights and protections afforded by marriage.
Currently, six states and the District of Columbia allow gay marriage, and Maryland, Washington state, New Jersey and Maine could next join the list. However, there are still more than two dozen states with voter-approved constitutional amendments that ban gay marriage, and voters in Minnesota and North Carolina will decide this year whether to enact similar prohibitions.
On Sunday, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat, made a full endorsement of same-sex marriage at a conference in Baltimore of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, which works to promote grassroots activism.
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gay marriage supporters say they're seeing gains (Original Post)
xchrom
Jan 2012
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Republicans in Iowa are trying like hell to take away marriage equality here
emulatorloo
Jan 2012
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emulatorloo
(44,182 posts)1. Republicans in Iowa are trying like hell to take away marriage equality here
Thankfully our Democratically controlled Senate has beaten back every attempt.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)2. The hardest part is to start
The wheels moving towards progress. Those wheels have started. The train is moving. And it is picking up steam. We will win this fight. In our lifetimes. Maybe by 2025.
William769
(55,147 posts)3. PTED for me.