The newly-elected governor of US state Rhode Island has used his first speech to urge for legal gay marriage. Lincoln Chafee, a Republican turned independent, was sworn in yesterday and took the oath of office on the front steps of the Legislature.
In his inauguration speech, he said: “When marriage equality is the law in Rhode Island, we honour our forefathers who risked their lives and fortune in the pursuit of human equality.”
He continued: “Rhode Island today must be as welcoming to all as [founder] Roger Williams intended it to be.”
Click here for gay marriage resources in Rhode Island.
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