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As Maine goes, so goes gay marriage

Nov. 3, 2009
By supporting Question One, voters could make Maine the latest in a string of states to reject gay unions.
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Rhode Islanders support gay marriage

PROVIDENCE, R.I., May 28 (UPI) -- A majority of Rhode Island voters would support legal gay marriage and an overwhelming majority support same-sex civil unions, a new poll indicates.

Gay activists push more for marriage

WASHINGTON, May 31 (UPI) -- A growing number of states are passing civil union and domestic partnership laws, but many gay activists persist in pushing for legalized same-sex marriage.

Civil unions said down for gay couples

CONCORD, N.H., April 20 (UPI) -- Some gay rights advocates say civil unions, the middle-ground to marriage for same-sex partners in the United States, are dropping off.

NJ voters support gay civil unions

HAMDEN, Conn., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- New Jersey voters support civil unions for same-sex couples, while opposing gay marriage, a poll released Thursday said. The Quinnipiac Poll also reported that a majority of respondents oppose a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. The poll was

Spain legalizes gay marriage

MADRID, June 30 (UPI) -- Spanish lawmakers legalized gay marriage Thursday following criticism this week by conservative religious groups.

Spain: Anti-gay marriage group petitions

MADRID, June 29 (UPI) -- Opponents of gay marriage in Spain presented lawmakers Wednesday with a petition signed by 600,000 people against same-sex unions.

Rio's gay parade attracts politicians

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Catholics issue anti-gay marriage video

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Massachusetts moves toward 'civil unions'

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 9 (UPI) -- A majority of Massachusetts state lawmakers appears ready to ban same-sex marriage but approve civil unions for gay and lesbian couples.

Poll shows support for gay marriage ban

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Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic