Overcoming defeat in Texas.Legislators in Texas have failed their constituents on a range of important issues, say gay rights activists and their allies, so they found the perfect diversion A turning aside or altering of the natural course or route of a thing. The term is chiefly applied to the unauthorized change or alteration of a water course to the prejudice of a lower riparian, or to the unauthorized use of funds. : 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 . The result, said John Hintz, board cochair of the gay rights group Equality equality Generally, an ideal of uniformity in treatment or status by those in a position to affect either. Acknowledgment of the right to equality often must be coerced from the advantaged by the disadvantaged. Equality of opportunity was the founding creed of U.S. Texas, was the passage of a legislature-approved constitutional amendment banning marriage for gay couples, which received 76% of the vote on November November: see month. 8. "They are using this issue and people of faith to hide their failure and protect their power," Hintz said. With the defeat behind them, Hintz said he and his group will now focus on unseating antigay lawmakers. "We will go after them next session," he said, with plans to devote resources to a half dozen state house races deemed toss-ups in 2006. |
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