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Tactics still endure after 10 years of same sex marriage
Boston based AP timeline recounts the 1993 Hawaii ruling and federal acts shaping same sex marriage, noting Massachusetts as the first state to legalize and a growing but uneven nationwide landscape with 17 states plus DC permitting marriages by 2004. It cites activists like Marc Solomon and critics pushing on religious liberty and state rights.
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Bill Clinton
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Massachusetts
Marc Solomon
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John Eastman
National Organization For Marriage
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Robyn Ochs
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