Gay Marriage Issues in the United States of America

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In the 1990s, same sex marriage was next to abortion as one of the most powerful wedge issues in U.S politics. Underneath the radar of national politics until the 1980s, gay rights activists have mapped a rough course headed for a goal of legally acknowledged same-sex marriage in all 50 states-with setbacks like Bill Clinton's 1993 Don't Ask Don't Tell expose on gays in the U.S military and the legislation of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, as well as successes in CT, Washington D.C., Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and IA, where same sex marriage was allowed.

Today, aversion to gay marriage is a presenting conservative social issue, though the lines are less obviously outlined on the left. President Obama, as well as every other sizable Democratic presidential candidate, alluded to approval on the campaign road for civil unions but not full agreement, so activists strike one as likely to forge ahead to pursue their ambition in the courts and statehouses.

Acclaimed homo-sexual couples

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi
Lily Tomlin with Jane Wagner
Neil Patrick Harris with David Burtka
Elton John with David Furnish
George Michael and Kenny Goss
Ismail Merchant with James Ivory

Big-name supporters of gay marriage

Past President Clinton
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Earlier V.P Dick Cheney
Previous Vice President Al Gore
Elder First Lady Laura Bush
Mayor of N.Y Michael Bloomberg

Prominent opponents of same-sex marriage

Once President George W. Bush
Vice President Joe Biden
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Bygone MA Governor Mitt Romney
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

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