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amendment to limit marriage to unions between a
man and a woman. Nineteen states have such laws on
the books.
On Election Day, with 35 percent of the precincts
reporting, 57 percent had voted against the measure,
with 43 percent in favor of it. Twice before, in 1998
and in 2000, voters rejected similar nondiscrimina
tion laws by narrow margins. Maine is the 17th state
About 60 Texans, including rabbis, pastors,
Buddhist monks and Unitarian leaders, rally
together Oct. 26 at Tarrytown Baptist Church to
mobilize support against a state constitutional
amendment that defines marriage as
exclusively between a man and a woman.
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A New Hampshire panel that has been meeting
since last spring voted 8-3 on Nov. 7 to reject recom
mending the state officially recognize same-sex civil
Hundreds of people gather Nov. 7 in Portland,
Maine, to urge voters to reject discrimination.
unions, with the chairman saying, “If we adopt this,
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“Today’s win proves that dogged, grassroots
of this state as guinea pigs.”
organizing can overcome the lies and smears of anti-
gay zealots and the profound unfairness of having
minority rights put up for a popular vote,” said Matt
Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and
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losses we’ve experienced over the last 12 months, this
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is a much-needed victory for our national move
and intersex liaison to his already full list of duties.
ment—it proves we can win statewide contests. Every
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TEXAS
Texas Approves
Marriage Amendment
CALIFORNIA
Court Urged to Uphold
Marriage Ruling
In a brief filed Nov. 9 in the California Court of
Appeal in San Francisco, Lambda Legal, the National
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Texas became the 19th state to approve a constitu
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couples Nov. 8. The amendment, which was support
in ruling that, under the state constitution, same-sex
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ed by a 3-1 margin, also prohibits communities from
couples cannot be barred from marrying.
legalizing same-sex unions.
“The California (Constitution guarantees each of us
“Education is a long-term effort that cynical poli
the right to choose the person with whom we wish to
tics can never stop,” said Joe Solmonese, Human
join in marriage. The state is violating this fundamen
Rights Campaign president. “These amendments are
tal right by excluding same-sex couples from marriage
part of a long-standing effort by the extreme right to
because of their gender and sexual orientation,” the
eliminate any legal recognition for gay people and our
brief states. “Marriage is far more than a bundle of
families. The volunteers and hard-working team at No
tangible benefits. It is a status of profound personal,
Nonsense in November should be proud of their work
social and often spiritual affirmation, expressing the
against this amendment. This fight for fairness isn’t
commitment of two individuals to one another for
better or for worse.’ ” ©
over, and we won’t give up.”
Matt Foreman, executive director of the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force, said in a statement: “All
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