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...form, and the bill’s proponents say they are confident of victory. “We’ve got McCain and we’ve got a few others,” Reid said. “I don’t expect much of a fight at all.” The effort in Congress has gained some bipartisan support from the start, with Utah Republican Orrin G. Hatch acting as one of the leading co-sponsors. The legislation stalled in the Senate late last year and was shelved, according to a Washington source, until after...
...them. Those bans, together with existing legislation, make gay marriage expressly illegal in 45 states. And while the outcome of the legal challenges to California's recent vote to ban gay marriage will be watched closely, even gay rights activists say the momentum is draining from the gay marriage fight...
...despite the similarities in tactics, the fight over gay adoption won't necessarily be a repeat of the anti-gay-marriage campaign. Chrisler and others contend that the arguments against gay adoption will be more difficult to make than those against gay marriage. "It's not nearly as divisive an issue as the definition of marriage," she says. "For the most part, people think of adoption and foster-parenting as children's issues. What's best for the child...
Still, this month's divided results in Arkansas and Florida suggest the fighting has just begun. With gay rights supporters predicting more victories in the courts, conservatives are ready to fight back at the ballot box. D'Arcy Kemnitz, executive director of the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association, told TIME that's a fight gays and lesbians are willing to have. After all, she says, courts have traditionally stood up for minority rights, no matter how unpopular...
...courts and the electorate continue to reach conflicting conclusions, the fight could be a long one. "We've made tremendous progress with our litigation strategy," said Crisler. "Look how far we've come from 2004, when we had the Kerry defeat and ballot measures [that successfully banned gay marriage] in 13 states. But you can only take on strategy so far. What we are looking for now is a real change in the hearts of Americans, making them understand that we are part of their communities, that we worry about homework, play dates, and being good parents - all the things...