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January In the Life examines local skirmishes over gay rights
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          Jan 01, 2004
          
        
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       The January edition of the gay and lesbian newsmagazine In the Life will focus on the fight for gay rights at the community level. Stories include looks at the Methodist Church's internal battles over gay unions, the Maine referendum on nondiscrimination laws, and the funding fights over San Antonio's gay and lesbian film festival. For a list of channels and showtimes, visit www.IntheLifeTV.org.     

        
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