Democratic Party platform plank supporting marriage equality

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For the first time in America, a political party, the Democratic Party, is adding an official party platform plank supporting gay marriage, marriage equality for all.

Here is the initial language (to be refined and finalized before being added at convention this year)

“We support the right of all families to have equal respect, responsibilities, and protections under the law. We support marriage equality and support the movement to secure equal treatment under law for same-sex couples. We also support the freedom of churches and religious entities to decide how to administer marriage as a religious sacrament without government interference.”

“We oppose discriminatory federal and state constitutional amendments and other attempts to deny equal protection of the laws to committed same-sex couples who seek the same respect and responsibilities as other married couples. We support the full repeal of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act and the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.”