Homosexual couples have spent the last ten, twenty or fifty years with that person - and want to honor their relationship in the greatest way our society has to offer, by making a public commitment to stand together in good times and bad, through all the joys and challenges family life brings. Many others want the right to marry because they are parents and know that marriage offers children a vital safety net, guaranteeing them protections that unmarried parents never could. ... A county in New Mexico has also issued marriage licenses to applicants of the same gender. ... This is supporte...

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