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President Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage on May 9, ending a long evolution of his views on the issue. A roundup of other recent articles on the topic of same -sex marriage and related issues.

 
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"I Do" and the ACLU via New York Times

Poll: More than half of Americans support legal recognition of same-sex marriage

Another poll shows how the public's opinion of gay marriage has shifted in the last few years.

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Portugal expands adoption rights for same-sex married couples, refuses unrestricted adoptions

LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s Parliament has passed a law allowing same-sex married couples to adopt their partners’ children, but lawmakers rejected legislation granting gay couples the same adoption rights as heterosexuals.

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Same-sex couples in Delaware looking forward to July 1, when gay marriage law becomes official

(The Wilmington News-Journal, Daniel Sato / Associated Press)

DOVER, Del. — Mikki Snyder-Hall married her partner, Claire, in California in 2008, and moved two years ago to Rehoboth, a gay-friendly Delaware beach town.

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Lawmakers who brought same-sex marriage to Minn. have long personal stake in gay rights debate

(Jim Mone / Associated Press)

ST. PAUL, Minn. — As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage legal here come Aug. 1.

Why I disobeyed the United Methodist Church's unjust teaching on same-sex marriage

My experiences in the Civil Rights movement have illumined my responses to what I perceive to be unjust disciplinary rules in the United Methodist Church, especially rules that denied my right to officiate at my own son's wedding.

 

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