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- CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS COULD REMOVE IT NEXT YEAR
- HOE PASS BILL PROTECTG GAY AND TERRACIAL MARRIAGE, SENDS TO BIN FOR SIGNATURE
CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS COULD REMOVE IT NEXT YEAR
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HOE PASS BILL PROTECTG GAY AND TERRACIAL MARRIAGE, SENDS TO BIN FOR SIGNATURE
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Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a subsequent legislative attempt to legalize gay marriage.