Gay rights groups push for anti-discrimination laws
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="Voters">Voters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legalize">legalize</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="discriminate">discriminate</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="gays">gays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lesbians">lesbians</span>.</p><p><span word="George">George</span> <span word="Ramirez">Ramirez</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Roa">Roa</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> 16 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="endorsed">endorsed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="legalizing">legalizing</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span> <span word="else">else</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ramirez">Ramirez</span>.</p><p><span word="Gay">Gay</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="victories">victories</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="November">November</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lesbian">lesbian</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span>.</p><p><span word="Gay">Gay</span> <span word="Rights">Rights</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="between">between</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="enshrined">enshrined</span> <span word="in">in</span> 30 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="constitutions">constitutions</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legalize">legalize</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>. <span word="Gary">Gary</span> <span word="Schiff">Schiff</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="gays">gays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lesbians">lesbians</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="capitol">capitol</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Schiff">Schiff</span>. <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p>
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