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Attorney General
Peter C. Harvey conducted the swearing in ceremony for Chairperson Lingo, Vice
Chairperson Vazques-Clough and Secretary El-Abd.
We were
delighted to have Attorney General Harvey speak to the Commission and swear in
the officers for the year.
I had the
pleasure of sharing the following with the Commission:
1. Julian Bond Supports Gay Marriage, Daily
World 2-19-04
Julian Bond joined Coretta Scott King, Carol
Moseley Braun, Al Sharpton, John Lewis, Henry Louis Gates and other African
American leaders who publicly support marriage equality.
2. Separating Church and State, EDITORIAL,
NYTimes 2-26-04
Court says states have leeway in choosing not to
finance religious education.
3. President calls for Constitutional Amendment
to Protect Marriage
GWB Remarks from
www.whitehouse.gov 2-27-04
Rep. McDermott: Biblical Principles of Marriage.
From Congressional Record
4. Iron Jawed Angels’ reinvigorates the story
of suffragettes – HBO film
From the Boston Globe 2-27-04
5. A New Topic for an Old Argument (NYTimes
Op-Ed) 2-29-04
1848 – demand for political equality
for female citizens.
1963 – to preserve the Union and end
slavery
1963 – Martin Luther King harked
back to claim civil rights for blacks.
Now the meaning of the mandate has expanded
again, this time to include gay and lesbian couples wishing to marry.
6. The Road to Gay
Marriage, EDITORIAL, NYTimes 3-7-04
7. Supreme Court Nixes Scouts, 3-8-04
Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from the
Boy Scouts that it is facing discrimination because of its anti-gay policies.
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