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alexeyeAsked for his thoughts on gay marriages, Daley pointed out only County Clerk David Orr, not the city, has the power to grant marriage licenses. The county does not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, though last October it established a Domestic Partnership Registry.
"David Orr can do it any way he wants. That would be up to him. But I have no problems with that issue at all," Daley said.
"A lot of people are opposed to it. So be it," the mayor said. "But again, you have to point out the strength of that community -- they're doctors, they're lawyers, they're journalists, they're politicians, they're someone's son or daughter, they're someone's mother or father.
"They're parents, and I have been with them. They've adopted children. They have wonderful children. To me, we have to understand this is part and parcel of our families and our extended families."
Daley said "we have to understand" what the gay couples have been saying: "They love each other, just as much as anyone else. They believe that the benefits they don't have, they should have. And so I have a very open mind on it."
"David Orr can do it any way he wants. That would be up to him. But I have no problems with that issue at all," Daley said.
"A lot of people are opposed to it. So be it," the mayor said. "But again, you have to point out the strength of that community -- they're doctors, they're lawyers, they're journalists, they're politicians, they're someone's son or daughter, they're someone's mother or father.
"They're parents, and I have been with them. They've adopted children. They have wonderful children. To me, we have to understand this is part and parcel of our families and our extended families."
Daley said "we have to understand" what the gay couples have been saying: "They love each other, just as much as anyone else. They believe that the benefits they don't have, they should have. And so I have a very open mind on it."
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Date: 2004-02-20 09:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-20 09:12 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-20 10:59 am (UTC)He does some pretty stupid things, but he's also very supportive of environmental issues, and now this too. I was really pleased to see a cover story on I think the Red Eye yesterday saying that Daley was for same-sex marriage, and meant to look it up on the Tribune when I got to work, and then forgot to do it. So thanks for posting this. :)