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Article: LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS ENCOURAGE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATORS TO SUPPORT MARRIAGE EQUALITY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 25, 2006
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The Log Cabin Republicans issued the following news release:
Log Cabin praises the New Jersey Supreme Court for ruling that gay and lesbian couples deserve equal rights and protections. "This decision recognizes that committed same-sex couples and their children should have the same protections and responsibilities as straight families," said Log Cabin Executive Vice President Patrick Sammon. "This common sense ruling will help create stronger families in New Jersey."
The Court ruled unanimously that committed gay couples deserve the same rights and responsibilities as heterosexual married couples. "[The] unequal dispensation of rights and benefits to committed same-sex partners can no ...