Thursday, June 5, 2008

GayCityNews - McCain Steps Up Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage

GayCityNews - McCain Steps Up Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage

By: ANDY HUMM
06/05/2008
Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendlyJohn McCain said he had a "respectful" disagreement with Ellen DeGeneres on the marriage issue when on her show. But at a rally in Tennessee this past week, he drew raucous cheers from the crowd as he declared that he believes "in the sanctity and unique status of marriage between a man and a woman," adding, "That's what I will fight for."


He also said this week, "I welcome the news that the people of California will have the opportunity to decide on the question of the definition of marriage, rather than having that decision made by judicial fiat as the California Supreme Court asserted in their recent ruling."

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama also says he believes in limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples, but unlike McCain he supports civil unions for gay couples and opposes the California amendment.

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