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Thursday, October 7, 2004

Dayton Daily News urges 'no' vote on gay-marriage ban

Associated Press

DAYTON, Ohio - Ohioans should vote against a proposed state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, the Dayton Daily News said Thursday.

"A constitution should be the place where society puts down its most important principles about citizens' rights and how they'll govern themselves," the newspaper said in an editorial. "It shouldn't be a place to single out a group and deny them something."

The Daily News said the language of the proposal could be construed as barring public agencies from offering family health insurance or other benefits to employee couples.

The newspaper said the measure could also make it difficult for businesses and universities to recruit workers who aren't in traditional families.

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