Protestors sing their opposition
3/10/2004 9:58 AM
By: Capital News 9 web staff
Demonstrators voiced their opposition against same-sex marriage today.


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City Backs Away From Taking a Stand Gay Marriage
Mar. 10, 2004
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) --
City officials have backed away from taking a stand against gay marriage


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Marriage resolution falls short in House
03/10/2004
March 10, 2004

Gays and Democratic legislators are hailing the failure of a Michigan House proposal that would have asked voters whether they wanted to change the state constitution to limit marriage to between a man and woman


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Asbury Park votes to stop taking marriage license applications from gay couples
By JEFFREY GOLD
Associated Press Writer
March 10, 2004, 10:11 AM EST
ASBURY PARK, N.J. --
The Asbury Park City Council voted Wednesday to stop taking applications from gay couples seeking marriage licenses, but to file a lawsuit seeking a court ruling allowing them to resume. The vote was 5-0.


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County joins S.F. in same-sex marriage fight
By BRIAN SEALS
SENTINEL STAFF WRITER
SANTA CRUZ — "Euphoria."
That was Bob Correa’s feeling moments after the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved a trio of pro-same-sex marriage measures Tuesday morning to a standing ovation.

"This is really exciting," said Correa, executive director of the Diversity Center in Santa Cruz. "It gives us what we need, a grassroots response. Having our love questioned as being less than someone else’s by our government is inexcusable.


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Support growing for same-sex civil unions, allowing states to regulate gay marriage
Richard Morin, Claudia Deane, Washington Post
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Washington -- Public support appears to be growing for legalizing civil unions for gay couples, as well as for allowing states to make their own laws regulating same-sex marriage, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll.


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Same-Sex Civil Unions Gain Backing in USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Fifty-four percent of Americans favor making civil unions legal for gay couples, giving them some rights, according to a new USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll.

Civil unions are opposed by 42 percent of respondents, a reversal from July for those favoring the unions, the newspaper said. The earlier poll found 57 percent opposed to civil unions, with 40 percent favoring them, the paper said.