Gay debate heated in Acton
By David Brusie / Staff Writer
Thursday, March 11, 2004
ACTON - The eyes of the nation have been on Massachusetts since the commonwealth's supreme court ruled in November that banning gay marriage is unconstitutional. A discussion about this decision and its implications ended tense and uneasy in Acton this week.~

Senate votes not to accept gay marriages
By Anne Saunders, Associated Press, 3/11/2004
CONCORD, N.H. -- Gay marriages would not be recognized in New Hampshire under a bill approved 16-7 by the Senate on Thursday.
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Saugus legislators hold ground against marriage ban
By Dinah Cardin / dcardin@cnc.com
Thursday, March 11, 2004
During last month's Massachusetts Constitutional Convention on gay marriage, delegates for the town of Saugus were very much part of the action, making memorable speeches as they led the fight for same-sex marriage. All voted no on the amendment to define marriage as only between a man and a woman and voted yes on civil unions.

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Panel votes to urge Congress to ban gay marriage
Associated Press
Mar. 11, 2004 12:45 PM
A proposal to urge Congress to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriages continued to advance Thursday at the Arizona Legislature.