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4Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003).
5Cass R. Sunstein, "Homosexuality and the Constitution", Ind. Law Journal, vol.70, 1994, p.3.
6Evan Gerstmann, Same-Sex Marriage and The Constitution, Cambridge University Press, 2004, pp.14--16.
7Kenji Yoshino, "Covering", Yale Law Journal, vol.111, 2002, p.876.
8Frontiero v. Richardson, 411 U.S. at 684--86 (1973).
9Kenji Yoshino, Suspect symbols: the literary argument for heightened security for gays, 96 Colum. L. Rev. (1996) . p. 1756.
10Frontiero v. Richardson, 411 U.S. at 686 (1973).