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In december america's high court decides to take up california's proposition 8. in january the president makes this historic inaugural speech. >> our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal, as well. >> and then by february of this year outgoing defense chief extends certain benefits. the supreme court hears arguments on marriage equality. and in the sporting world jason collins comes out as the first openly gay male pro athlete. rhode isl...

>> when it comes to collective responsibility, my next guest is a true team player. he first made headlines in 2009 when he announced his support for same-sex marriage. it grew louder as he used the big game at another platform to spread his message of equality. just a few weeks ago he took his support one step further to the supreme court as it heard arguments on proposition 8. >> we're not only strengthening the family units and the communities by marriage equality. we're strengthening schools. we're allowing kids to stand up taller and be more confident and happier people. we're strengtheni...

Proposition 8. part of the legal team. >> to say proposition 8 discriminates, you would have to say that marriage laws and marriage from the very beginning of civilization only existed to discriminate against gays and lesbians and we know that's not the case. >> he says it's not a matter of discrimination but rather of definition and marriage is defined as between a man and a woman for one main reason. >> we have marriage laws because we have children. and marriage laws attach men and women to each other and legally to the children that they bring forth. >> so do you think the olson boies case...

Legal team defending proposition 8. >> to say proposition 8 discriminates, you would have to say that marriage laws and marriage from the very beginning of civilization only existed to discriminate against gays and lesbians and we know that's not the case. >> he says it's not a matter of discrimination but rather of definition and marriage is defined as between a man and a woman for one main reason. >> we have marriage laws because we have children. and marriage laws attach men and women to each other and legally to the children that they bring forth. >> so do you think the olson/boies case is...

If there weren't something wrong, then why wouldn't we be allowed to get married? >> that was the question olson and boies wanted answered. they took on perry and stier and another couple as clintds. and they won in california against proposition 8, and now the case is always where they suspected it would end up, in supreme court. their argument is simple. same-sex marriage is a constitutional right, period. no matter how many states have voted to ban it. >> the reason we have the constitution, the reason we have a bill of rights is there are certain rights that are so fundamental to everybody...