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November 02, 2004
| Three States Ban Gay Marriage
Voters in Georgia, Kentucky and Ohio approved constitutional amendments Tuesday to ban same-sex marriage, with similar results expected in most of the eight other states considering such measures.

Early results made clear the amendments would, as expected, win easy approval. Exit polls showed the ban winning by 3-to-1 in Georgia and 3-to-2 in Ohio, while the Kentucky amendment had 64 percent support in early returns.

The Ohio measure, considered the broadest of the 11 because it barred any legal status that “intends to approximate marriage,” gathered equal support from men and women, blacks and whites.

In Georgia, gay-rights activists immediately announced they would mount a court challenge of their state’s amendment. But supporters of the ban were jubilant.

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Posted by Michele at November 2, 2004 09:32 PM | TrackBack
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