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“A new review released this week by the nonprofit think tank RAND found that, in states that legalized marriage for same-sex couples, “sexual orientation–motivated hate crimes and employment discrimination against LGBT individuals declined.”

“It all started here in Massachusetts and together we’ve built a movement of couples, allies, and advocates who realize that there is this opportunity to marry and hold onto it,” Solomon said.

“There was a very interesting study done recently by RAND that looked at what had been the impact of 20 years [of same-sex marriage]. It’s a very good, very interesting study…it looked wide across the county, it looked at what people’s concerns were, legitimate concerns and what has resulted. And essentially what it says, of course, is there’s now support for it” – Former Chief Justice of Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice Margaret Marshall.

“Three-quarters of Americans support marriage equality, which includes half of Republicans, the majority of regular church goers, and received broad bipartisan votes in 2022 in both the Senate and the House.”

“In fact, while there was no effect on the rates of marriage or divorce among different-sex couples, legalizing same-sex nuptials has led to a slight increase in marriage rates overall. This is according to a new report from nonprofit research organization RAND and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).”

“A comprehensive new research report by the Rand organization finds that the consequences of two decades of legal same-sex marriage have been broadly positive for gay and straight Americans alike.”

“A coalition of center-right and free-market groups sent a letter to Financial Services Committee leaders Thursday arguing that legislators shouldn’t “pass more bans or mandates targeting the investment decisions of individuals, pension funds, or businesses.”

As a lifelong Republican and a proud resident of New Hampshire, I believe that our party must adapt to meet the changing needs and expectations of the American people.

“A striking majority of poll respondents oppose congressional Republicans’ plans to repurpose conservation funding for non-climate-related farm bill programs.In a poll released exclusively to The Hill on Tuesday, voters across six leading agriculture states opposed those plans by a ratio of 3 to 1.”