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Sound echoes through the New Hampshire parking garage as John Hughes, Olympia, Wash., senior, plays his guitar and sings. Hughes played Friday night for an almost empty parking garage. Hughes said that the parking garage had "a cool echo, the best in town. It's fun to sing in a place with a natural echo."
Queers rally against ban
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol at their backs, supporters of gay marriage pleaded, demanded and sang out for equal rights yesterday, hoping they will succeed in the long term but mindful of the hostile political environment they face today.
Unfortunately I think it's such a hot
Opponents of gay marriage, led by President Bush, are trying to amend the U.S. Constitution to outlaw gay and lesbian marriages. Voters in 11 states will consider such amendments to state constitutions this fall, and most, if not all, are expected to pass. Even many politicians friendly to gay rights say they oppose same-sex marriage.
Opponents say same-sex unions would undermine traditional marriage between a man and a woman, and they contend children are better off with a mother and a father.
button issue no candidate will come within a mile of it." John McDonell Kerry supporter
About 200 gathered for yesterday's rally. Many of them signed a petition asking Bush to reconsider his stance. Some couples held placards declaring the years they have been together.
Same-sex marriage is legal only in Massachusetts, the result of a state court ruling. Opponents of such marriages fear other states may follow suit, so they are pushing amendments to state constitutions to define marriage as the union of a man
and a woman. Six states have adopted these amendments.
On the federal level, Bush and congressional Republicans have similarly tried to amend the U.S. Constitution, but Senate and House votes failed to attract the required two-thirds support.
The issue has left some politicians in awkward positions. Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has said he opposes gay marriage but also opposes amending the U.S. Constitution, calling it a matter for states to decide.
He supports civil unions,
which give same-sex couples
many benefits of marriage but
not the title.
At yesterday's rally, support for Kerry was clear but tepid.
"Unfortunately I think it's such a hot button issue no candidate will come within a mile of it," said John McDonell, 38, of San Francisco, who attended the rally with his wife.
The bus tour also lacked support from people expected to be its natural allies.
The nation's largest gay rights group, the Human Rights Campaign, neither endorsed the event nor advertised it at its annual dinner of 3,000 people this weekend.
The group supports the effort but thought it was unhelpful to discuss gay marriage — which alienates many voters — three weeks before an election.
The Human Rights Campaign is focused on fighting marriage amendments on state ballots, said Steven Fisher, the group's communications director.
States voting on the issue Nov. 2 include Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah.
Many at the rally say they will win in the long run even if they lose the state fights.
"When more and more couples are married in Massachusetts and people in the country see the sky hasn't fallen, they will realize that it's not going to hurt anyone. Right now the other side can use a lot of scare tactics," said Ellen Pontac, 62, of Davis, Calif., who attended the rally with her lesbian partner of 50 years. "I certainly believe it's going to happen in my lifetime."
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