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Push is on to Legalize Gay Marriage in New Jersey

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From: outgaylife.com

Following Tuesday’s narrow rejection of same-sex marriage in Maine, the latest front in the battle over gay rights has moved to New Jersey. The Democrat-controlled legislature in New Jersey, which currently recognizes same-sex couples in civil unions, is under pressure to pass a bill that would authorize gay marriage before Jon Corzine ends his term in mid-January. Corzine, who was unseated in Tuesday’s election, said he would sign such a bill.

On the contrary, his successor, Republican Chris Christie, has taken a stand against same-sex marriages and has stated that he would veto it as governor.

“New Jersey is at the very top of our list, and it’s going to happen in the next few weeks, if it happens at all,” saidMaggie Gallagher, the president for the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes same-sex marriages.

Full Story from Attorney.com: http://www.attorney.org/legalize-same-sex-marriage-in-nj.html

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