Gay couples working to wrest civil rights from reluctant nation
By Stephen Henderson
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Months before marriage for gays and lesbians became the subject of sometimes intemperate debate in courtrooms, legislatures and at dinner tables across the country, P.J. Sedillo reached a turning point in his own struggle for equality - and was about to catch a break.

For a decade, Sedillo had been prodding his employer, the Albuquerque Public Schools system, to extend health benefits to his partner, an Army veteran whose insurance didn't include dental or vision coverage.


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Bill Maher
New Rule: Politics is about compromises. Really stupid compromises.

America has a rich history of solving hard moral problems with ridiculous compromises.


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Maryland House Committee Kills Anti-Gay Marriage Bills
Friday March 05, 2004 7:03pm
Annapolis, Md. (AP) - Opponents of gay marriage saw two of their bills killed tonight in a House of Delegates committee.

Two anti-gay marriage bills died after close votes by the House Judiciary Committee. The vote probably ends any chance opponents of same-sex marriages have of passing a bill during the 2004 General Assembly session.


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Bloomberg: Legalize gay marriage
BY DAN JANISON AND DEBORAH S. MORRIS
March 5, 2004, 7:32 PM EST

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has for years refused to give his personal stance on same-sex marriage, told members of a gay and lesbian group that he thinks state law should be changed to legalize it, witnesses said.


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