A victory step."It was real-world tangible," said Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch  `sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. Gay and
Lesbian Political Caucus caucus: see convention. cochair Arline Isaacson of the state
legislature's striking turnaround TurnaroundA situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. on September 15, when it voted 157-39 to kill a previously approved proposal to amend the state constitution to overturn marriage equality. But the struggle isn't over, Isaacson said: "We have to work very hard and very smart for two more years to kill this thing." That's because many of the lawmakers who voted against the marriage ban did so because it would have established civil unions, she said. Opponents of same-sex marriage Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable now plan to throw support behind a citizen-initiated ban headed for the 2008 ballot. |
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