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Article: The War Over Gay Marriage: In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court affirms gay privacy and opens the way to a revolution in family life.
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- Newsweek
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- July 7, 2003
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Byline: This story was reported by T. Trent Gegax, Debra Rosenberg, Pat Wingert, Mark Miller, Martha Brant, Stuart Taylor Jr., Tamara Lipper, John Barry, Rebecca Sinderbrand, Sarah Childress and Julie Scelfo. It was written by Evan Thomas.
It was a homey scene. standing in their warm kitchen on a winter's day in 2001, Julie and Hillary Goodridge, a couple for 16 years, played the old Beatles song "All You Need Is Love" for their young daughter, Annie. Hillary asked Annie if she knew any people who loved each other. The little girl rattled off the names of her mothers' married friends, heterosexuals all. "What about Mommy and Ma?" asked Hillary. "Well," the child ...