Statement By U.S. Conference Of Mayors President Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Hailing Today's Supreme Court Decision On Marriage Equality

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake today issued the following statement in reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling on Marriage Equality:

"Today is a great day for America's families. The U.S. Conference of Mayors hails the Supreme Court's decisions today on marriage equality.  This historic decision will dramatically improve the lives of same-sex couples in cities across the nation.

"It is particularly gratifying for an organization such as ours that has been in the forefront of efforts to provide full equality for gay and lesbian Americans since 1984.  USCM adopted policy opposing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in 1984.  In 2009, we adopted policy in support of the freedom to marry, and one year ago reaffirmed that policy and urged the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that freedom to marry is the right of all Americans.

"The Conference was proud to sign onto a brief along with 226 mayors, 40 cities, Mayors for the Freedom to Marry, and other national organizations that urged the Court to end marriage discrimination nationwide.   We all believed it was the right thing to do, and now, the Supreme Court has affirmed that belief and made marriage equality the law of the land."

The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are nearly 1400 such cities in the country today, and each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/usmayors, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/usmayors.

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