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By Kathy Belge, About.com Guide to Lesbian Life since 2003

Stop the Federal Marriage Amendment

Monday May 22, 2006
It's back. The anti-gay Federal Marriage Amendment failed to pass last year. Even though more Americans than ever now support gay marriage, Republican Senators Rick Santorum and Bill Frist want to be certain gays and lesbians are never treated as equal citizens by writing discrimination into the U. S. Constitution. Civil rights activists agree that the Federal Marriage Amendment makes no sense. Coretta Scott King said, "A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing at all to protect traditional marriages." — March 24, 2004, USA Today.
The Federal Marriage Amendment comes up for vote again on June 5th. Will you do everything you can to protect the rights of gays and lesbians?
Watch this video and take steps to prevent writing discrimination into the United States Constitution.
  • Want exactly does the amendment say? Here is the full text of the Federal Marriage Amendment.
  • How exactly is an amendment passed? Here's how to Amend the Constitution.
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