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Monday, July 10, 2006 12:00 AM

Ban on gay marriage denies justice to children

The N.Y. court says marriage is good for kids. Then why doesn't my daughter deserve the same legal protection as the children of opposite-sex parents?

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  • Sunday, July 9, 2006 10:24 PM

    Equal Portection

    The courts do have the obligation to provide equal protection under the law to all citizens. We have already acknowledged that the founding fathers did not mean African-Americans or women when they wrote that statement but thank the goddess, we have finally acknowledged that nonetheless it applies to both. It is finally time to broaden the definition of citizen to include gay men and women, in order that we finally live in a truly free state.

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