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Contents:

• GAY MARRIAGE
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
• SHOULD GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL?
• NEPAL URT REJECTS MARRIAGE REGISTRATN APPLITN OF GAY UPLE

GAY MARRIAGE

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CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

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SHOULD GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL?

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NEPAL URT REJECTS MARRIAGE REGISTRATN APPLITN OF GAY UPLE

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