1.   Also vying for the November ballot is an initiative to legalize gay marriage.

2.   Although Democrats will argue that gay marriage is a state concern, Republicans rightly point out that the federal government has a compelling interest.

3.   Although gay marriages are not recognized in the United States, gay and lesbian couples have commitment ceremonies.

4.   And it would prohibit California from recognizing gay marriages performed in other states, should they ever become legal there.

5.   And many believe that actual gay marriage, in name as well as substance, is headed their way fast.

6.   And the Unitarian Universalist Association, which does not espouse a creed, has long supported gay marriage.

7.   Another facet of life that confounds me is the incredible clamor surrounding gay marriages.

8.   Answering questions from the audience at Dartmouth College, they dealt with topics ranging from gay marriages to health care, from school safety to East Timor.

9.   Any debate over gay marriage may make that seem, he realizes, like some high-society tea party.

10.   Another case seeking recognition of gay marriages is working its way through the courts in Vermont.