Several US States to let voters decide same-sex marriage(视频)
<p> <span word="Same">Same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="jurisdictions">jurisdictions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weigh">weigh</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>. <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legalize">legalize</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gays">gays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lesbians">lesbians</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="DeRionne">DeRionne</span> <span word="Pollard">Pollard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Robyn">Robyn</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Myles">Myles</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="for">for</span> 23 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wed">wed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grants">grants</span> <span word="civil">civil</span>-<span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="licenses">licenses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lesbian">lesbian</span> <span word="couples">couples</span>. <span word="Pollard">Pollard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="couples">couples</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="dies">dies</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="die">die</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="hoops">hoops</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> 23 <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span>.</p><p><span word="Popular">Popular</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decide">decide</span></p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="states">states</span> [<span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>, <span word="Maine">Maine</span>, <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="state">state</span>] <span word="have">have</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="roots">roots</span>, <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="righteousness">righteousness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="protected">protected</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bishop">Bishop</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Church">Church</span>.</p>
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