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Mike Bloomberg: I'll Perform Gay Marriages
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced over the Memorial Day weekend that he supports gay marriage. And he vowed that city officials will begin marrying same sex couples as soon as he can get state courts to legalize the practice. "I believe New Yorkers should have the right to marry whomever they choose, regardless of sexual orientation," Bloomberg said in a Saturday radio address. "If [the Court of Appeals] rules that same-sex marriages are legal, then we'll perform them." He was referring to a lawsuit due to be heard by the court this week that focuses on five same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses in New York City. Bloomberg said that he has an "obligation" to "work to change laws that I believe are not in our city's best interest," before adding, "I do not believe that government should be in the business of telling people who they can and can't marry."
Story Continues Below The life-long Democrat - who switched to the GOP in 2001 in order to run for mayor - said he was "firmly opposed" to a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, explaining: "The U.S. Constitution should be something that unites, rather than divides Americans." Bloomberg's gay marriage crusade comes on the heels of his campaign against the National Rifle Association, as well as recent comments denouncing opposition to embryonic stem cell research. The Big Apple chief is also said to be a staunch supporter of abortion rights - and his commitment is reflected in the city's health statistics. There were 74 abortions performed in the five boroughs for every 100 live births in 2004, the most recent year for which such statistics are available.
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