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Illinois Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Affirming State's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, Urge Constitutional Amendment(Towleroad)

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In response to lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the prohibition of same-sex marriage in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, Republican lawmakers introduced a resolution affirming the state's ban on same-sex marriage and urged legislators to support an amendment to the state constitution stating "only a marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in Illinois.”

The Press Mentor reports:

State Representatives David Reis (R-Ste. Marie) is co-sponsoring a resolution which upholds the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

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Complete article at Towleroad : http://bit.ly/O9ahWD