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... has been the main target of discriminatory laws, public policies, social customs, and cultural beliefs. This hostility towards homosexuals has made homosexual behavior hidden. By the 1970's gays and lesbians increased their efforts to improve their social acceptance and make their presence publicly known. The number of gay organizations in US increased from 50 in 1969 to 800 in 1973 (Chapman 12). "No civilization has ever called the homosexual relationship a marriage because, indeed, it is not marriage. Although customs have differed, all cultures and major religions throughout the ages defined and honored marriage as the union of the two sexes to form families. Same-sex marriage is a natural extension of changes that have been happening in marriage since 1850," (Price 1). Advocates of same-sex marriage made no efforts before the 1990's. A few couples brought suits, but courts rejected their constitutional claims (Colin 314). The Hawaii Supreme Court raised ...