Word: gay
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...purpose of the second draft is todisguise, and sweep a little bit more under therug, anti-gay sentiment and language, but it makesno difference," Hyde said...
Beyond the concerns that the bill would send amessage of inequality, gay rights advocates areconcerned with getting the legal rights that gowith marriage. These include hospital visitation,spousal consent for medical treatment, taxbenefits, inheritance, pension benefits, andfamily medical leave...
...Gay marriage has been in the spotlight since1996, when the Defense of Marriage Act was passedby Congress. This act denies federal recognitionof gay marriages, and permits states to ignore theunion of gay couples married in other states...
However, no states recognize gay marriage. Somehave come close, however; Vermont, Hawaii andAlaska are considering bills that would legallyrecognize...
Wisse said she was unhappy to hear reports that Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 had told members of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters' Alliance (BGLTSA) that no changes were to be forthcoming...