Long Islanders join fight over same-sex marriage
By FRANK ELTMAN
Associated Press Writer
March 5, 2004, 10:49 AM EST
LINDENHURST, N.Y. --
Undeterred by the attorney general's edict earlier this week that state law prohibits same-sex marriages, about 50 gay couples converged Friday on Babylon Town Hall, their first stop in an anticipated daylong effort to find a town clerk on Long Island willing to issue them marriage licenses.


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Queens Officials Come Out For Same-Sex Marriage
by Daniel Hendrick, Asst. Managing Editor March 04, 2004
   From Astoria to Laurelton and Bayside, congressmembers who represent Queens say they plan to vote against President Bush’s proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
   In addition, five borough members of the U.S. House of Representatives said they favor issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, while respecting individual state’s laws on the matter.


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Vote Defining Marriage In Maryland Expected Friday
Lawmakers Consider Giving Certain Rights To Same-Sex Couples
POSTED: 10:27 am EST March 5, 2004
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The House Judiciary Committee could vote today on whether to reinforce the state Maryland law declaring that marriage in Maryland is between a man and a woman.