A bill to outlaw same-sex marriages on the Navajo Nation is an unwarranted intrusion of government into persona; lives, Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. said in vetoing the measure this week.

Shirley said gay marriage is a non-issue on the reservation. He said the Din� Marriage Act of 2005 doesn't address real family problems faced by Navajo families, including domestic violence and gangs.

Shirley said he would only support a ban on same-sex marriage if the Navajo people called for it through a referendum. The bill at issue would have amended tribal law to ban marriages between members of the same gender and close family members.

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Navajo president vetoes bill banning same-sex unions (The Gallup Independent 5/2)

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