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Rep. Barney Frank Opposes Gay Marriage Effort
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Feb 18, 2004 07:29pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Wednesday, February 18, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Rep. Barney Frank Opposes Gay Marriage Effort
Rep. Barney Frank said San Francisco's decision to challenge state law and grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples could damage efforts by gay rights advocates to defend the Massachusetts court decision legalizing gay marriage.
"I was sorry to see the San Francisco thing go forward," said Frank, an openly gay congressman from Massachusetts who shared his concerns with fellow Democrat and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom before the city began marrying gay couples last week.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Frank expressed concern that the image of lawlessness and civil disobedience in San Francisco would lead some in Congress to support a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Frank said he had hoped Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court decision upholding the right of same-sex couples to marry would serve as a national model for orderly, legal protection of gay marriage. |
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