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EqUALiTy in MArriAGE
but in the same breath passed it back to the individual states
to decide.
While having a standing president come out (well sort of)
and show support for same-sex couples is fantastc, maybe the
motvaton is aimed at winning back some support from
disillusioned LGBT voters.
Acton always speaks louder than rhetoric, so there is
DOMA. The Defense of Marriage Act is a United States federal
law that defines marriage as the legal union of one man and one
woman. President Obama has the power to remove this in all
states to give our community a chance to fight for our rights.
Untl then we have litle tangible ammo to win the batle.
‘Why arewe talking Pride in
this issue? Well one of the
biggest forms of discrimination
in 2012 surrounds same-sex
marriage; what was once a
matter for a single country to
handle has exploded into a
global affair and one that
should no longer be ignored.’
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