Governor opposes gay marriage, but favors civil unions
03/04/2004
By DAVID AMMONS / Associated Press
Gov. Gary Locke says he opposes gay marriage, as Multnomah County, Ore., began allowing on Wednesday, but favors civil unions that would give homosexual couples many of the same rights and responsibilities.
The Democratic governor said he also opposes the constitutional amendment option backed by President Bush to inshrine a gay marriage ban in the U.S. Constitution.