Article: Gay-rights advocates march on delegate's home; Demonstrators protest new state law banning civil unions.(METROPOLITAN)

Byline: Guy Taylor, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

MANASSAS - Homosexual-rights activists yesterday marched through this historic downtown and past the home of a Virginia legislator to protest a law that bans civil unions.

The law, sponsored by Delegate Robert G. Marshall and set to take effective July 1, amends Virginia's Affirmation of Marriage Act to prohibit the recognition of same-sex "marriages" performed in other states.

Carrying signs with slogans such as "Stop The Hate" and "We Are Your Neighbors," about 50 activists were on hand for the event organized by Prince William County's chapter of Equality Virginia, a homosexual-rights group. Mr. ...

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