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Prime Minister of UK lashes out at California’s ‘unacceptable’ gay marriage ban

”[This] attempt to undo good that has been done is unacceptable…. This shows why we have always got to be vigilant, always got to fight homophobic behaviour and any form of discrimination.”

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaking out about California’s anti-gay marriage ban that was passed in November known as Proposition 8. In the UK same-sex unions are called Civil Partnerships, not “marriage,” but are said to provide the same rights and responsibilities regarding taxes and inheritance. (BBC)

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