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Wednesday, Jun. 25, 2003why do you care who I'm married to?
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From: Matt Howes, National Internet Organizer, ACLU To: ACLU Action Network Members Date: June 25, 2003 With Canada preparing to legalize gay marriages, religious right organizations are signaling their intent to push a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as strictly between a man and a woman. And a Supreme Court decision on gay rights expected later this week will likely incite them even further. The proposed constitutional amendment would also destroy a wide range of rights that are important to the lives of unmarried persons (whether unmarried relatives, heterosexual couples, and gay and lesbian couples). Those legal protections include state and local civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination based on "marital status" and state laws protecting unmarried elderly couples who refrain from marrying in order to hold on to their pensions. Take action to oppose writing discrimination into the Constitution. Click here to get more information and send a free fax to your Members of Congress. |