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Pols Open Up About Gay Marriage


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Several politicians sat down with gay rights group Freedom to Marry to discuss the inequalities that same-sex couples face in America.

The series includes conversations with Newark, N.J., mayor Cory Booker, U.S. representative Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, and U.S. senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.

"I think it's wrong that I can marry certain Americans, Newark residents, but not marry others based upon the fact that this is a same-sex couple," Booker said of his ability to perform wedding ceremonies as mayor. "Right now the law says in New Jersey that I can't marry them, and that's ridiculous. Until I can marry people equally, I don't think I should be doing that at all."

Baldwin said she has witnessed a great deal of injustices through her life as an openly gay woman. She spoke of a binational couple who used to live in her district who had to move to Canada so they could live together legally and protected by the Canadian federal government.

Visit the Political Voices for Equality project on FreedomToMarry.org for the full series or watch a teaser trailer below:

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Reader Comments
  • Name: Dan Hess
    Date posted: 7/8/2010 8:18:10 AM
    Hometown: Frederick, MD

    Comment:

    That's exactly what I've been saying. I'm a pries, I deserve to be able to conduct marriages for anyone I see fit. To say otherwise is a violation of my freedom of religion as guaranteed by the First Amendment.

  • Name: Jessica
    Date posted: 7/7/2010 11:49:15 AM
    Hometown: NJ

    Comment:

    One of the only good reasons I work in Newark. Advocate, that stupid movie banner of hiding the captcha!

  • Name: pepa
    Date posted: 7/7/2010 3:44:26 AM
    Hometown: surprise, az

    Comment:

    "How about we stop having these goddamn talks about how wrong it is to discriminate, and actually DO something about it." It is call politics, using these tactics are meant to appease you (well not you nobias, but many others on this board) and by the somewhat silence on this article shows how people have little interest in these nuances.

  • Name: nobiashere
    Date posted: 7/6/2010 11:43:47 PM
    Hometown: Philly

    Comment:

    How about we stop having these goddamn talks about how wrong it is to discriminate, and actually DO something about it. It's disgusting the way heteros pat us on the head and refuse to acknowledge our human rights by actually effecting change in legislation and law.

  • Name: Sean
    Date posted: 7/6/2010 5:38:34 PM
    Hometown: New Jersey

    Comment:

    Hey Corey. Did you discuss your views on Marriage Equality with your good buddy, our homophobic Republican governor? Chris Christie is doing everything he can to prevent us from having equal rights in the Garden State.



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