Gay Marriage: Latt News, Top Stori & Analysis - POLITICO

Contents:

• US SUPREME COURT L GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGAL NATNWI
• GAY MARRIAGE
• WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A SEEMGLY FAKE DOCUMENT A GAY RIGHTS CASE
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS COULD REMOVE IT NEXT YEAR

US SUPREME COURT L GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGAL NATNWI

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GAY MARRIAGE

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Bin’s tenncy to adapt to societal and polil change as well as gay marriage.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A SEEMGLY FAKE DOCUMENT A GAY RIGHTS CASE

”But is also a mark of ongog fear that newfound gay rights may be agile. As a ndidate for the princy 2020, he was an arnt supporter of gay rights and same-sex marriage. Some gay rights lears have hailed him as the most pro-equaly print vice print, Mr.

CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS COULD REMOVE IT NEXT YEAR

“There was once tth to when nservative Christians said people of fah oppose gay marriage, ” he said.