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- ↑ Gayharmony Trademark Document Retrieval" May 29, 2006. Accessed April 8, 2008
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- ↑ "Founder of RainbowChristians.com Responds to eHarmony New Jersey Settlement" Archived 2013-01-26 at archive.today November 27, 2008. Accessed December 29, 2008
- ↑ "Allow me to introduce myself" November 6, 2009. Accessed November 14, 2009
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