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The legal milestone , if upheld on appeal,
would pave the way for California to follow Massachusetts in
allowing same-sex couples to wed. In 1985, the
City became one of the first cities in the country to
establish a domestic partnership registry and enacted the
Domestic Partnership Ordinance, which provides equal rights
for domestic partners and married couples.

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com/pride. SNI operates and manages the premium television
network SUNDANCE CHANNEL(R), which is a venture between NBC Universal, Robert
Redford, and Showtime Networks Inc.

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News Conference to be held TODAY at 5:30 p.

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The City wants
to ensure that same-sex married couples are given the same
rights as other married couples.
This includes the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), in which as a silver sponsor,
SHOWTIME will have recognition at 23 regional dinners and appear in HRC's
quarterly newsmagazine entitled Equality.

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Showtime Networks has secured at least two booths at sponsored Pride
festivals.

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Showtime Networks will also sponsor various gay and lesbian film
festivals.

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in the West Hollywood City Hall lobby, 8300 Santa
Monica Boulevard. A complete list of Pride events
and dates can be found on the Showtime Networks website at sho.

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Beginning now and running through November, Showtime Networks will
participate in approximately 20 pride events and festivals across the nation,
attended by over 4 million LGBT people.

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(June 12), Philadelphia (June 12), Cleveland
(June 18), Atlanta (June 24), Columbus (June 25), Seattle (June 25-26),
Chicago (June 26), Raleigh (October 3), and more. (SNI), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Viacom
Inc.

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WHERE: West Hollywood City Hall Lobby
8300 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood

Editor's Note: The press is invited to a "Wedding Cake and
Champagne Reception" immediately following the news conference at The
Abbey Food and Bar, 692 N. NEW YORK, Showtime Networks, which has given
consumers a place to watch quality lesbian and gay programming with the
SHOWTIME original series THE L WORD and QUEER AS FOLK, will serve as a sponsor
for numerous gay and lesbian festivals and events during the 2005 Pride
season. Additionally, the advertiser-supported television network
SHOWTIME is available in Turkey through a joint venture with UK-based Zone
Vision.

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WHEN: TODAY, March 14, 2005
5:30 p.
Showtime Networks will also be involved in three Los Angeles OutFest events
including the 2005 Queer Brunch at Sundance as a presenting sponsor , and a
major sponsor of Outfest Wednesdays, a weekly screening event, and an
exclusive sponsor of OutFest 2005. All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound
using Dolby Digital 5.

Relating to gay, lesbian or bisexual themed movies, and GLB persons involved in film-making.

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Other Pride events include Los Angeles (June 12), Dallas (June 11),
Boston (June 11), Washington D.

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WHAT: West Hollywood Mayor John J.

Since its incorporation in 1984, the City of West Hollywood
has championed the rights of same-sex couples.

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Land, members of the West Hollywood City Council and
Equality California will celebrate a San Francisco County
Superior Court Judge's ruling today that withholding
marriage licenses from gays and lesbians is unconstitutional
at a news conference this afternoon , March 14, 2005 at 5:30
p. Additionally, Showtime Networks
will be a Diamond Sponsor for the National Gay + Lesbian Task Force Leadership
Awards on June 13 in New York City which will honor former US Senator Tom
Daschle.

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WHO: West Hollywood City Council; leaders of the Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual and transgender community; supporters of same-sex
marriages. Ilene Chaiken, the
executive producer and creator of the hit series THE L WORD, will serve as one
of the Grand Marshals at the San Francisco Pride Parade (June 26).

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Robertson Boulevard, West Hollywood. This includes NewFest, an international gay and lesbian film
festival held in New York City from June 2-12, in which the company serves as
a Presenting Sponsor and an exclusive sponsor of the Showtime Vanguard Award.
Showtime Networks Inc.

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News Editors /Community Editors
ADVISORY. Each booth will promote the groundbreaking series QUEER AS FOLK as
well as the return of THE L WORD for a third season. SNI also
offers SHOWTIME HD(R), THE MOVIE CHANNEL HD(R), SHOWTIME ON DEMAND(R) and THE
MOVIE CHANNEL ON DEMAND(TM).

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ADVISORY/City of West Hollywood Celebrates Ruling by California Superior Court Judge That Same-Sex Marriages Are Protected by the United States Constitution

Additionally, LGBT lobbyist Arlene Isaacson, who is featured in the SHOWTIME
documentary SAME SEX AMERICA, will speak at the New York Pride Rally (June
19).
The company is also working with various advocacy groups as sponsors. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment
events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through
SHOWTIME(R) PPV.

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SHOWTIME Networks Participates in Major Gay Pride Events Throughout The U.S.

In many instances, Showtime
Networks will partner with LOGO (MTV Networks' television network for gay and
lesbian viewers ) as well as local affiliates., owns the premium television networks SHOWTIME(R), THE MOVIE CHANNEL(TM )
and FLIX(R), as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME(R) TOO(TM),
SHOWTIME(R) SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME(R), SHOWTIME BEYOND(R), SHOWTIME
NEXT(R), SHOWTIME WOMEN(R), SHOWTIME FAMILYZONE(R) and TMC xtra.