A U.S. District Court junctn Thursday ma official: Nevada ernment is barred om enforcg a 2002 law banng gay marriage.
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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
Same-sex marriage beme a realy on Thursday Nevada, creatg a natnwi majory of stat allowg gays and lbians to legally wed. * gay marriage laws in nevada *
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? 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.
CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
* gay marriage laws in nevada *
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.
CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a subsequent legislative attempt to legalize gay marriage. 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.