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Verpartnerschaftet: Schwule und Lesben # 30.07.2011 12 Uhr # Journal Englisch

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Dana EichhorstJuly 30, 2011

A week ago today, the first gay couples got married in the state of New York after it legalized same-sex marriage. Here in Germany, the legal ban on gay-marriages was revoked ten years ago, although that's still hardly a reason for boasting. Up until the late sixties, homosexualitiy was forbidden by law and could even lead to a prison sentence.

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