BrocktonPost
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Boston Mayor Thomas
Menino and a host of other mayors from across the U.S. were expected to make an
announcement Friday, Jan. 20 during the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in
Washington, D.C. to show support for Freedom to Marry, a nationwide campaign to
win marriage rights for same-sex couples.
More than 75
Republican, Democrat and Independent mayors from cities across the country have
pledged to support gay and lesbian couples' freedom to marry, according to a
prepared statement issued by the Freedom to Marry Coalition.
By joining the group,
mayors hope to expand public and political support for ending the exclusion of
same-sex couples from marriage.
The broad-based coalition
of mayors includes, Rahm Emanuel of Chicago and Annise Parker of Houston, and
is chaired by mayors Jerry Sanders of San Diego, Thomas Menino of Boston,
Michael Bloomberg of New York, and U.S. Conference of Mayors President Antonio
Villaraigosa of Los Angeles.
(Photo courtesy Menino's office)
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