Forty gay upl South Dakota applied to be married durg the first month followg a landmark U.S. Supreme Court cisn that legalized such unns across the untry, acrdg to data provid by the state Department of Health.
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- ONLY 40 GAY COUPL APPLY TO BE MARRIED IN S.D. IN 1ST MONTH
- SOUTH DAKOTA BE SEND STATE TO BAN GAY MARRIAG
ONLY 40 GAY COUPL APPLY TO BE MARRIED IN S.D. IN 1ST MONTH
(AP) — Forty gay upl South Dakota applied to be married durg the first month followg a landmark U.
The number of marriage licens issued to gay upl South Dakota reprents about 5 percent of the 839 licens issued to all upl om June 26 to July 27, The Associated Prs found s analysis of the data. Although the numbers pale parison to borrg Mnota, where more than 1, 600 licens were issued Augt 2013 when same-sex marriage was legalized there, gay rights advot lled the statistics reflective of the barriers the gay muny still fac South Dakota and other nservative stat. By parison, gay upl Mnota ma up almost a third of all licens issued Augt of 2013, the first month gay marriage was legal the state after was passed by the state Legislature the sprg.
SOUTH DAKOTA BE SEND STATE TO BAN GAY MARRIAG
Rosenbrahn, who married her wife Mneapolis last year, said gay South Dakotans have to feel they're secure at their job and their hog before they ci to go to a public ernment office and ask to be married. All other unti issued three or fewer licens sce gay marriag began the state, which means at least 49 unti have not issued a marriage license to a gay uple.