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Article: Keep the win at your back: wins in Iowa and Vermont give gay rights activists some of the biggest boosts in four decades--and suddenly it's far-right blowhards like Tony Perkins and Rick Warren who are struggling for footing on the issue of marriage equality.
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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