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MArriage Equality

Narrated Timeline

References

1. Associated Press. “Dutch Legislators Approve Full Marriage Rights for Gays.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 13 Sept. 2000, www.nytimes.com/2000/09/13/world/dutch-legislators-approve-full-marriage-rights-for-gays.html?scp=2&sq=Norway%2BGay%2BMarriages&st=nyt.

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2. “The First Legal Gay Marriage Is Now Certified.” Equal Marriage For Same-Sex Couples | Advocacy News | The First Legal Gay Marriage Is Now Certified, EqualMarriage, 30 June 2004, www.samesexmarriage.ca/legal/ontario_case/cer300604.htm.

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3. Gareth, Harding. “Belgium Legalizes Gay Marriage.” UPI, UPI, 31 Jan. 2003, www.upi.com/Belgium-legalizes-gay-marriage/46741044012415/.

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4. Raven, Gordon. “June 17, 2003: Federal Government Announces Plans to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage.” CTV News, Bell Media, 17 June 2016, www.samesexmarriage.ca/legal/ontario_case/cer300604.htm+https://www.ctvnews.ca/5things/june-17-2003-federal-government-announces-plans-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage-1.2948860.

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5. Rudick, Dina. “Mass. Marks First Day of Legalized Same-Sex Marriage - The Boston Globe.” BostonGlobe.com, Boston Globe Media Partners, 18 May 2004, www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2004/05/17/mass-marks-first-day-legalized-same-sex-marriage/lG0ZI0A2SG54q9Hww4lPDK/story.html.

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6. McLean, Renwick. “Spain Legalizes Gay Marriage; Law Is Among the Most Liberal.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 1 July 2005, www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/world/europe/spain-legalizes-gay-marriage-law-is-among-the-most-liberal.html.

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7. Associated Press. “Canada Approves Gay Marriage.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 29 June 2005, www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jun/29/gayrights.

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8. Tucker, Jill. “Schwarzenegger Vetoes Same-Sex Marriage Bill Again.” SFGate, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Jan. 2012, www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Schwarzenegger-vetoes-same-sex-marriage-bill-again-2497886.php.

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9. Nullis, Claire. “Same-Sex Marriage Law Takes Effect in S. Africa.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 1 Dec. 2006, www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/30/AR2006113001370.html.

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10. Ewers, Justin. “California Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage.” U.S. News & World Report, U.S. News & World Report, 15 May 2008, www.usnews.com/news/national/articles/2008/05/15/california-court-legalizes-same-sex-marriage.

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11. Associated Press. “Norway Passes Law Approving Gay Marriage.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2008, www.latimes.com/local/la-on-norwaymarriage18-2008jun18-story.html.

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12. McFadden, Robert D. “Gay Marriage Is Ruled Legal in Connecticut.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Oct. 2008, www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/nyregion/11marriage.html.

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13. “Sweden Allows Same-Sex Marriage.” BBC News, BBC, 2 Apr. 2009, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7978495.stm

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14. Jackson, Sharyn. “How Iowa Has Recalled Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Ruling.” Des Moines Register, Des Moines Register, 3 Apr. 2017, www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2017/04/03/iowa-landmark-same-sex-marriage-ruling-varnum-brien/99989804/.

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15. Richburg, Keith B. “Vermont Legislature Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 7 Apr. 2009, www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/07/AR2009040701663.html.

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16. Manuse, Andrew J. “New Hampshire Legalizes Gay Marriage.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 3 June 2009, www.reuters.com/article/us-gaymarriage-newhampshire/new-hampshire-legalizes-gay-marriage-idUSTRE5526NV20090603.

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17. Associated Press. “Portugal Parliament Approves Gay Marriage.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 8 Jan. 2010, www.nbcnews.com/id/34765160/ns/world_news-europe/t/portugal-parliament-approves-gay-marriage/.

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18. “New Gay Marriage Law in Iceland Comes into Force.” IceNews - Daily News, IceNews, 28 June 2010, www.icenews.is/2010/06/28/new-gay-marriage-law-in-iceland-comes-into-force/.

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19. Associated, Press. “Law Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage in Argentina Takes Effect as President Signs Bill at Ceremony.” Fox News, FOX News Network, 21 July 2010, www.foxnews.com/world/2010/07/21/law-legalizing-sex-marriage-argentina-takes-effect-president-signs-ceremony.html.

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20. Confessore, Nicholas, and Michael Barbaro. “New York Allows Same-Sex Marriage, Becoming Largest State to Pass Law.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 25 June 2011, www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/nyregion/gay-marriage-approved-by-new-york-senate.html.

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21. “Denmark Approves Same-Sex Marriage and Church Weddings.” BBC News, BBC, 7 June 2012, www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18363157.

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22. Hernandez, Vladimir. “Uruguay Congress Approves Gay Marriage Bill.” BBC News, BBC, 11 Apr. 2013, www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-22102740.

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23. “New Zealand Legalises Gay Marriage.” SBS News, SBS, 25 Apr. 2018, www.sbs.com.au/news/new-zealand-legalises-gay-marriage.

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24. Fraser, Christian. “Same-Sex Marriage: France Changes Law.” BBC News, BBC, 23 Apr.2013, www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-22270363/same-sex-marriage-france-changes-law.

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25. “Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Law in England and Wales.” BBC News, BBC, 17 July 2013, www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-23338279.

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26. “Gay Marriage Law Comes into Effect in Scotland.” BBC News, BBC, 16 Dec. 2014, www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-30486804.

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27. Smith, Iman. “Same-Sex Marriage Just Became Legal in Finland.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, 2 Mar. 2017, www.pbs.org/newshour/world/sex-marriage-just-became-legal-finland.

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28. McDonald, Henry. “Ireland Becomes First Country to Legalise Gay Marriage by Popular Vote.” The Observer, Guardian News and Media, 23 May 2015, www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/23/gay-marriage-ireland-yes-vote.

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29. Johnson, Constance. “Global Legal Monitor.” Greenland: Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passes | Global Legal Monitor, Library of Congress, 11 June 2015, www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/greenland-same-sex-marriage-bill-passes/.

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30. “US Supreme Court Rules Gay Marriage Is Legal Nationwide.” BBC News, BBC, 27 June 2015, www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33290341.

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31. Connolly, Amy R. “Colombia Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage.” UPI, UPI, 29 Apr. 2016, www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/04/29/Colombia-legalizes-same-sex-marriage/5111461924091/.

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32. Smale, Alison, and David Shimer. “German Parliament Approves Same-Sex Marriage.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 30 June 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/world/europe/germany-gay-marriage.html.

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33. Berlinger, Joshua, and Ben Westcott. “Australia Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage.” CNN, Cable News Network, 7 Dec. 2017, www.cnn.com/2017/12/07/asia/australia-same-sex-marriage-intl/index.html.

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