Clockwise from top left: President George W. Bush, Senator John Kerry, Ralph Nader, and Reverend Jesse Jackson. (Wire Photos)

Mrs. Bush welcomes gay-issues debate

(By Mary Leonard, Globe Staff, 5/20/04)

Laura Bush yesterday called gay marriage "an issue that a lot of people have a lot of trouble with," but she stopped short of endorsing a federal constitutional amendment to ban same-sex unions.

Kerry aims to keep peace with gays (By Patrick Healy, Globe Staff, 5/15/04)

Jackson opposes gay marriage ban (By Joanna Weiss, Globe Staff, 4/3/04)

Kerry compares black, gay struggles (By Patrick Healy, Globe Staff, 3/8/04)

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Kerry backs state ban on gay marriage (By Patrick Healy and Frank Phillips, Globe Staff, 2/26/04)