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| Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD. | |||
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July 01, 2004

Hundreds of Virginians rallied across the state against a law written by 13th District Delegate Robert G. Marshall that voids any "arrangement between persons of the same sex purporting to bestow the privileges or obligations of marriage." The law also voids any "partnership contract or other arrangement entered into by persons of the same sex in another state or jurisdiction" as well as "any contractual rights created" between same sex partners.
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