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LGRL is also seeking to extend rights for Social
Security benefits and immigration laws.
Sarah Gatson, professor of sociology at
A&M, said the issues for same-sex couples are
all about boundaries.
“These are issues that are legal and cultural,”
she said.
Gatson said the issues that were faced by inter
racial couples in the 1960s are analogous to what
same-sex couples are facing now. The fact that
interracial marriage was eventually made legal,
she said, will cause same-sex marriages to likely
become accepted as well.
Edwards said she believes the rally won’t have
an immediate impact on the community.
“They just need to know that this injustice is
happening,” she said. “People in this community
are more fair-minded than people think."
Local politicians, Edwards said, must serve
their constituents.
“Right now, they see it as a personal issue,”
Edwards said. “It’s not about whether you like me;
I just want the same rights as others.”
Edwards said the Massachusetts Supreme
Court made the only decision it could have.
“Marriage is a le^al institution because it is
believed to be in the best interest of the state to
offer protections that promote long-term, commit
ted relationships,” she said. “The gender of the
participants in those relationships has never been
defined before.”
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ing citations $10 if the cusit
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parked in the Northside Past
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credit card, since the
garages accept them.
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a week for her night classi ngotoi
when she is running late to da
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garage is taking credit
because it is her
method of payment.
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me,” she said, “and credit
are just really easy.”
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people at the conference about
her future.
“I was there trying to make
some new connections and try
ing to network,” she said.
This year, the conference
focused on career-building.
Women in the information tech
nology workforce shared their
stories with students, who were
able to interact with these pro
fessionals in discussion sessions.
“It was a great way to gain
networking insight into career
areas I am looking into, espe
cially in the technology area,”
said junior information and
technology major Vickie
Sorensen. “I think I made a good
network connection.”
This experience allowed
women interested in technology
fields to speak to others that
started out as they did.
“Since they are targeting
women, this gives them a chance
in the industry, and maybe they
can understand it more,” said
junior speech communications
major Brandi Fanner. “Women
are now more interested and try
ing to get involved.”
WIT hopes that sometime in
the near future, they can broaden
their scope to involve all of their
students. Farmer said.
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fair shot,” Farmer said.
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