Statehouse Legislators Work to Ban Gay Marriage

NPR | By Michele Norris

Published August 4, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage Tuesday. Similar legislation is pending in many states. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and Kavan Peterson, staff writer for Stateline.org.

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