By Romain Raynaldy (AFP) LOS ANGELES — Opponents and defenders of homosexual marriage in California go toe to toe Monday in a potentially epic court showdown that could decide the future of gay unions in the United States. The plaintiffs are challenging Proposition 8, whose approval by 52 percent of California voters in a November 2008 referendum annulled a state supreme court decision that authorized homosexual unions. Federal court Judge Vaughn Walker agreed to hear the suit filed by proponents of gay marriage and said it was a constitutional issue that belonged in a federal court, despite objections from those who oppose giving same sex couples the right to marry
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Gay marriage goes on trial in US federal court
