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...Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom defended his issuance of thousands of same-sex marriage licenses to local couples to a crowd of approximately 400 at the Institute of Politics (IOP) last night...
Newsom argued that President Bush had used same-sex marriage, as well as stem cell research and abortion, as a political “wedge” to advance his political career, and that these efforts helped him form his own opinions about marriage rights...
Newsom has been widely criticized for issuing same-sex marriage licenses to couples in San Francisco and effectively aiding President Bush’s re-election campaign...
...We’re talking about marriage here. It is an institution of stability,” said Newsom in response to arguments that same-sex marriage can have a detrimental effect on families...
Newsom was introduced last night by Lowell House Master Diana L. Eck, who wedded her co-Master Dorothy A. Austin last summer. Eck defended Newsom’s issuance of more than 4,000 same-sex marriage licenses by comparing it to the actions of Rosa Parks during the civil rights movement