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The U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution supporting marriage equality today.
Conference president and mayor of Seattle Greg Nickels said, “The nation’s mayors are proud to take the lead in recognizing the importance of protecting all our citizens equally. It is now time for state legislatures and our federal government to enact the same protections for all our nation’s citizens.”
The resolution, titled Equality and Civil Rights for Gay and Lesbian Americans, also endorsed federal bills including the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, the Uniting American Families Act, and the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
The resolution read that the conference of mayors “opposes the enshrinement of discrimination in the federal and state constitutions.”
In a release, Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to Marry, said, “By passing this resolution, America’s mayors spoke for the families they know and serve in communities across the country and said that excluding those families from the freedom to marry must stop.”
He added that mayors “have their fingers on the pulse of the country, and their voices today said loud and clear that ending discrimination in marriage is the way to go.”
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