By David Crary Associated Press Comments New York â€" For years, foes of same-sex marriage had a potent talking point: They'd won every time the issue went to a popular vote. That winning streak has now been shattered in a multi-state electoral sweep by gay marriage supporters â€" a historic tipping point likely to influence other states and possibly even the Supreme Court. "It's an astounding day," said Kevin Cathcart of the gay-rights group Lambda Legal, recalling that in 2004 alone the gay-marriage movement went 0-13 in statewide elections and was 0-32 overall since 1998. In Tuesday's voting, however, Maine and Maryland became the first states ever to approve same-sex marriage by popular...
0 Responses to Gay marriage election losing streak broken