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George Michael Supports on Gay Marriage in US |
Contributed By: Beyond 2000
Created On: Thursday, 19 June 2008
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"It's way overdue," the 44-year-old English pop star told The Associated Press. "It's something that happened ... almost without a whisper in England, but it was basically because we weren't that concerned about the word `marriage.'"
Michael, who is openly gay, said, "because this is a much more religious society, there are a huge number of people who want (their) unions to be part of something that they can place in their religion, so (marriage is) much more important here. I think that's why it's so long in arriving here, but I think it's fantastic, obviously."
Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples rushed to county clerks' offices throughout California this week to obtain marriage licenses and exchange vows as same-sex marriage became legal Monday afternoon.
The next day, Michael kicked off the multi-city "25 Live" tour at the San Diego Sports Arena.
Michael, who recently released his greatest-hits album, "Twenty Five," in the United States, has said this will be his last arena tour because he wants to lead a quieter life.
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