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- SENATE’S APPROVAL OF GAY RIGHTS BILL REFLECTS CHANGG ATTUS
- HOE PASS SWEEPG GAY AND TRANSGENR EQUALY LEGISLATN
- BILL TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE RIGHTS GETS ENOUGH VOT TO PASS U.S. HOE
SENATE’S APPROVAL OF GAY RIGHTS BILL REFLECTS CHANGG ATTUS
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HOE PASS SWEEPG GAY AND TRANSGENR EQUALY LEGISLATN
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BILL TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE RIGHTS GETS ENOUGH VOT TO PASS U.S. HOE
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Tammy Baldw, D-Wis., the first openly gay lawmaker elected to the Senate.
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