By Jam B. Kelleher DETROIT (Rters) - Michigan's ban on gay marriage perpetuat discrimatn and should be overturned, an attorney reprentg a lbian uple argued on Tuday at the start of the latt a seri of legal challeng to U.S. laws banng same-sex unns. But the state untered U.S. District Court Detro that s law barrg gay nuptials reprented the "will of the people" who voted to Michigan's nstutn a ago. U.S. attus and laws on same-sex unns have changed markedly over the past , wh 17 stat and the District of Columbia now allowg gay marriage, first ma legal Massachetts 2003. In opposg gay marriage, the state has foced on the well-beg of children, argug that their terts are bt served by havg both a father and a mother, a posn dismissed by gay rights advot and their alli.
Contents:
- GAY RIGHTS VS. FREE SPEECHSUPREME COURT BACKS WEB DIGNER OPPOSED TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
- MICHIGAN GAY MARRIAGE BAN OVERTURNED BY SUPREME COURT
- LBIAN UPLE CHALLENG MICHIGAN'S GAY-MARRIAGE BAN URT
- FERAL JUDGE STRIK DOWN MICHIGAN GAY-MARRIAGE BAN
GAY RIGHTS VS. FREE SPEECHSUPREME COURT BACKS WEB DIGNER OPPOSED TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
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MICHIGAN GAY MARRIAGE BAN OVERTURNED BY SUPREME COURT
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LBIAN UPLE CHALLENG MICHIGAN'S GAY-MARRIAGE BAN URT
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FERAL JUDGE STRIK DOWN MICHIGAN GAY-MARRIAGE BAN
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