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A SHORT HISTORY OF GAY MARRIAGE, WHICH TURNS 10 TODAY
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Support head steadily upward wh each 2003, Evan Wolfson, who had helped the Baehr platiffs Hawaii, found the natnal group Freedom to Marry, sayg that that gays and lbians uld w marriage equaly by 2020 “if we did the work. The same thg happens 7, 2006: Constutnal amendments banng gay marriage are passed seven more 15, 2008: California Supreme Court strik down a state law banng same-sex marriage, and gay upl beg marryg a month 10, 2008: Connecticut Supreme Court legaliz same-sex 4, 2008: California voters approve Proposn 8, which bans gays and lbians om 3, 2009: Iowa Supreme Court legaliz same-sex 7, 2009: Vermont Legislature overris Gov. Mart O'Malley signs law legalizg gay marriage, if voters go along 9, 2012: Print Obama be the first stg print to announce his support for same-sex 31, 2012: A feral appeals urt New England upholds lower urt lgs agast the Defense of Marriage 6, 2012: A feral district judge New York be the fifth to le agast the Defense of Marriage Act.