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Civil Rights

Jul. 15, 1999

Same-Sex Marriage Bill Tests Notions of Tradition, Fairness

SACRAMENTO - It's called the Defense of Marriage Act, but its purpose is to ban something that is not yet recognized by the law -- same-sex marriage.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SACRAMENTO - It's called the Defense of Marriage Act, but its purpose is to ban something that is not yet recognized by the law -- same-sex marriage.
        The initiative, slated for the March ballot, states: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is v...

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