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Just as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state of California, was unconstitutional, one of TV's most famous fictional gay couples appealed to the better angels of their Twitter
The controversial ruling was reviewed in a federal appeals court and the Proposition 8 bill was overturned in a landmark decision on Tuesday (07Feb12). Stars including Kelly Osbourne, Mia Farrow and country singer Chely Wright took to their Twitter.com
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a major legal victory for marriage equality this afternoon.
Nonetheless, gay-rights advocates hailed Tuesday's decision as historic, while supporters of Proposition 8 immediately vowed to appeal. Instead of expanding the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians, the court based its decision on a 1996 US