California still has an anti-gay marriage law on the books. Voters uld remove next year - CBS Sacramento

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• NEVADA BE FIRST STATE TO REGNIZE GAY MARRIAGE STATE NSTUTN
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
• 'WE'RE WALKG ON CLOUDS': GAY MARRIAG BEG NEVADA
• 'IT'S ALL CHANGED': NEVADA REACTS TO GAY MARRIAGE LG
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

NEVADA BE FIRST STATE TO REGNIZE GAY MARRIAGE STATE NSTUTN

Nevada voters overturned an 18-year-old ban on same-sex marriage, makg the state the first to enshre gay upl’ right to marry s nstutn.

It was troduced by two openly gay lawmakers, former state Assemblyman Nelson Arjo and outgog state Sen. Sce then public opn has shifted dramatilly, and 70 percent of Amerins now support the right of gay upl to wed, acrdg to an October poll by the Public Relign Rearch Instute. What are the ndns for gay marriage?

CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

020, gay people may marry if they are: At least 18 years of age, Not nearer of k than send s or s of the half blood, and Not currently married. Wh the nstutnal amendment, if the feral Supreme Court ever revers s cisn on gay marriage, Nevada will protect marriag the state.

Circu Court of Appeals stck down Nevada’s gay marriage ban. Supreme Court turned around and issued an orr stayg the lower urt’s opn and puttg gay marriage on hold the state. ”"I hope they stop llg gay marriage, " add her partner, Meredh Tanzer.

Same-sex marriage beme a realy on Thursday Nevada, creatg a natnwi majory of stat allowg gays and lbians to legally wed.

'WE'RE WALKG ON CLOUDS': GAY MARRIAG BEG NEVADA

The jtic on Thursday quickly removed that se om their docket, apparently removg the last legal hurdle to allowg gay and lbian upl to legally wed the Silver State. State senator pops the qutn after Nevada’s gay marriage ban falls. Nevada voters overturned a ban on same-sex marriage, makg the first state to regnize gay upl' right to marry s nstutn.

'IT'S ALL CHANGED': NEVADA REACTS TO GAY MARRIAGE LG

California still has an anti-gay marriage law on the books. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a subsequent legislative attempt to legalize gay marriage.

CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

Supreme Court legalized gay marriage natnally two years later. Fstratn turned to elatn Thursday as a dizzyg legal wrangle end wh gay upl receivg marriage licens Las Vegas — the marriage pal of the world — and other ci across Nevada.

Kelv Atkson wed Sherwood Howard shortly after gay upl began receivg marriage 430 north, a clerk the Carson Cy marriage license office, Elizabeth Phelps, says Kristy Bt and Wednday Smh beme the first same-sex uple the state to get a license about 3 p.

Circu Court of Appeals led Tuday that gay upl' equal protectn rights were vlated by same-sex weddg bans Nevada and Idaho, but clerks need a trial urt to issue an junctn enforcg the orr me Thursday afternoon, not long after Alba apologized to five upl wag to be married at the Las Vegas marriage license bure, tellg them, "Nobody is more trated than I am. ”IN-DEPTHGay Marriage Gets Go-Ahead Wt VirgiaGay Marriage Bans Idaho, Nevada Stck DownGOP Retreat: Are the Culture Wars Coolg Off?