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Article: Kerry Backs Massachusetts Ban on Gay Marriage, Supports Civil Unions.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- February 26, 2004
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The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 26--TOLEDO, Ohio -- Presidential candidate John F. Kerry said yesterday that he supports amending the Massachusetts Constitution to ban gay marriage and provide for civil unions for gay couples.
In his most explicit remarks on the subject yet, Kerry told the Globe that he would support a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that would prohibit gay marrriage so long as, while outlawing gay marriage, it also ensured that same-sex couples have access to all legal rights that married couples receive.
"If the Massachusetts Legislature crafts an appropriate amendment that ...