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Supreme court rules against same-sex marriage and claims it is different from interracial marriage.
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Harvey MilkHarvey Milk was a city supervisor of a San Francisco and the first openly gay officer in the city's history.
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President Bill Clinton signs Defense of Marriage Act, defining marriage as between a man and a woman for federal purposes read more
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First state to allow civil unions for same-sex couples
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NEWSCalifornia puts Proposition 8, which denies same-sex couples the right to get married, into action. The bill passed with 52% for and 47% against.
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President Barack Obama's administration starts allowing openly gay and lesbian people to serve in the military.
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The ballot proposition in California denying marriage rights to same-sex couples is deemed unconstitutional.
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North Carolina approves a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage
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Currently there are 9 states allow the same-sex marriage.
The case for same-sex marriage has again been brought to the Supreme Court and religion in many regions