Same-Sex Marriage Blurs Lines on Both Sides of the Political Aisle
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
Published: March 7, 2004
Gay activists see Gov. George E. Pataki as one of the best governors in the country on issues that matter to them, even though he insists that marriage should be between only a man and a woman.
That position puts the moderate Republican governor in the same camp as many conservative Republicans - and moderate Democrats - across the nation.


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Western NY Officials Weigh In On Gay Marriage
(Oneonta and Ithaca, NY) AP 03/06/04
- Oneonta's openly gay clerk told The Daily Star of Oneonta that he won't issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. James Koury says he will follow state law, and he believes that means not issuing licenses to homosexual couples although he thinks marriage is a civil right that should be afforded to all citizens.