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A 6 page research paper that discusses public policy on same-sex marriage, which is a divisive public policy issue that continues to divide the nation, as there is no clear consensus on what either federal or state public policy on this issue should be. The following discussion of same-sex marriage draws on current sources in order to ascertain what the state of current public policy on gay and lesbian marriage in regards to courses of action, identification of the major actors and how this relates to "winners" and "losers." Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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draws on current sources in order to ascertain what the state of current public policy on gay and lesbian marriage in regards to courses of action, identification of the major
actors and how this relates to "winners" and "losers." Courses of action: The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled in Goodridge v. Department of Pubic Health in November of 2003 that
same-sex couples had the right to marry (Hull, 2007). Subsequently, in early 2004, President George W. Bush vowed to protect the "sanctity of marriage" in his State of the Union
address, which prompted San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom to have city hall issue marriage license to same-sex couples (Hull, 2007, p. 748). There were subsequently several instances of local authorities
addressing this issue in a similar manner (Hull, 2007). While these marriages were eventually voided by the courts, this nevertheless brought attention to the issues surrounding same-sex marriage. In reaction
to same-sex marriage being made legal in Massachusetts, 13 other states passed state constitutional amendments that prohibited same-sex marriage by late 2004 (Hull, 2007). Some political observers believe that this
issue was the galvanizing force that propelled conservatives to the polls, securing the re-election of President Bush (Hull, 2007). Since the 2004 election, New York and Washington have rejected the
right of same-sex couples to marry and New Jersey has granted these couples the "legal equivalent of marriage" (Hull, 2007, p. 748). The latest state to take a stance on
this issue is California, as that Supreme Court ruled on May 15, 2008 that same-sex couples would be allowed to wed in the Golden State (Hurley, 2008). Nevertheless, the country,
as a whole, is a long way from consensus on this issue. In deciding issues of public policy, pundits, scholars and policymakers have often turned to the experience
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