Complex sentence: Gabbard opposed Hawaii House Bill 1024, which would have established legal parity between gay couples in civil unions and married straight couples, and led a protest against the bill outside the room where the House Judiciary Committee held the hearing.
Split into simpler sentences: Gabbard opposed Hawaii House Bill 1024, which would have established legal parity between gay couples in civil unions and married straight couples. Gabbard led a protest against the bill outside the room where the House Judiciary Committee held the hearing.