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5 November 2008: US state of California passes Proposition 8, overturning a recent state Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. Same-sex couples who had married or planned to marry, the cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles, and the county of Santa Clara joined together the following day in a series of three lawsuits against the proposition.

10 October 2008: US state of Connecticut's Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage must be recognized in the state. ^[1]

5 September 2008: Australia introduces on federal level same sex reforms to parliament. ^[2]

15 July 2008: The Massachusetts Senate voted Tuesday to repeal a 1913 law used to bar out-of-state gay couples from marrying in the state, a law that critics say was originally aimed at interracial marriages.

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+* [[5 November]] [[2008]]: US state of [[California]] passes [[Proposition 8]], overturning a recent [[California Supreme Court|state Supreme Court]] ruling legalizing [[Same-sex marriage in California|same-sex marriage]]. Same-sex couples who had married or planned to marry, the cities of [[San Francisco]] and [[Los Angeles]], and the [[Santa Clara County, California|county of Santa Clara]] joined together the following day in a series of three lawsuits against the proposition.
 * [[10 October]] [[2008]]: US state of [[Connecticut]]'s Supreme Court rules that [[Recognition of same-sex unions in Connecticut|same-sex marriage]] must be recognized in the state. <ref>[http://www.lesbian.or.at/news/1223789143 Lesbian.at] </ref>