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Marriage equality in New York defeated as anti-gay organization promises to repeal gay marriage in all states

Dec 3rd, 2009 | By Tony Begley, Contributor and Literary Editor | Category: National News

Opponents of gay marriage are celebrating another decisive vote in the New York Senate, where a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage was defeated 38 to 24 on late Wednesday. Opponents said New York lawmakers heeded the outcome of a Nov. 3 ballot measure in Maine, where voters repealed a gay marriage law before it went into effect.

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Marriage equality lost, but not losing

Nov 16th, 2009 | By Trevor Ashley, Contributor | Category: Lead Story, Viewpoints

But whether it is the National Organization for Marriage, the Liberty Counsel, the American Family Association, or the Family Foundation of Kentucky, anyone who denies that “American opinion is shifting” inhabits a fool’s paradise. Opposition to gay marriage is shrinking. In 1996, 65 percent took a negative view. Since then, support has fallen by about one percentage point a year. Basically, one (1) out of every eight (8) Americans has gone from opposing the concept to endorsing it.

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