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The Bergen Record
12/9/2009
"Supporters on Tuesday celebrated a committee's approval of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, but opponents predicted a victory in the full Senate later this week would add momentum to their efforts around the country.
"As a result, Monday's vote in the state Senate Judiciary Committee in Trenton was a reprieve for proponents, despite the opposition of Democratic Sens. Paul Sarlo of Wood-Ridge and John Girgenti of Hawthorne.
"'Every civil rights struggle has its setbacks," said Leslie Gabel-Brett, education and public affairs director at Lambda Legal. 'It's a long journey towards equality, and it never goes in a straight line.'"
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