Proposition 8: Gay marriage ban backer to be hostile witness (AP)
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Proposition 8: Gay marriage ban backer to be hostile witness (AP)
AP - A proponent of California's same-sex marriage ban who warned that gay rights activists would try to legalize sex with children if Proposition 8 did not pass is expected to be called as a hostile witness Thursday for two same-sex couples suing to overturn the measure.
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Adam Bouska/NOH8 Campaign
Lawyers for the couples said they planned to call San Francisco resident Hak-Shing William Tam to testify even though he has asked to be dismissed as a defendant in the case, the first in a federal court to examine if state bans on same-sex marriage illegally discriminate against gay Americans.
 [IMAGE NOT AVAILABLE] This undated image provided by Adam Bouska/NOH8 Campaign shows Cindy McCain, the wife of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., posing for the NOH8 campaign. NOH8 is a gay rights group challenging Proposition 8 passed by California voters in 2008 banning same sex marriage. (AP Photo/Adam Bouska/NOH8 Campaign)
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Russia's first gay marriage: Hearing at Moscow City Court
Irina Fyet (front), representing lesbian couple, attends a hearing at Moscow City Court January 21, 2010.
[IMAGE NOT AVAILABLE] Irina Fyet (R), representing lesbian couple Irina Shepitko and herself, listens to her attorney Nikolai Alexeyev (L) as she attends a hearing at Moscow City Court January 21, 2010. The lesbian couple in 2009 attempted to register for Russia's first gay marriage and, after receiving a rejection letter, brought the case into court. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY CRIME LAW POLITICS) |
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