Maryland may have jt passed s same-sex marriage bill, but ’s not the only place south of the Mason-Dixon le that allows gay upl to wed.
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- GAY MARRIAGE D.C.: ONE OFFICIANT, THREE MONTHS, 44 SAME-SEX WEDDGS
- HISTORY OF GAY MARRIAGE
- GAY MARRIAGE
- GAY MARRIAGE TIMELE
GAY MARRIAGE D.C.: ONE OFFICIANT, THREE MONTHS, 44 SAME-SEX WEDDGS
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"The cisn is a victory for gay-rights advocy groups who last year faced the possibily of ballot iativ blockg same-sex elated Aisha Mills, print of the Campaign for All DC Fai, said she is "proud of our officials here who ntue the progrsive legacy of the District of Columbia. DC Elopements is a llective of LGBTQ-iendly weddg officiants who actively serve the LGBTQ+ muny DC, and work to assist upl travelg to the District of Columbia om other areas of the untry where gay marriage is not yet legal.
HISTORY OF GAY MARRIAGE
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One high-profile opponent of gay rights was sger and former Miss Oklahoma Ana Bryant who found the group Save Our Children and mpaigned to repeal lol ordanc that prohibed discrimatn based on sexual orientatn. Although a gay marriage was never performed Hawaii, the issue gaed natnal attentn and prompted over 40 stat over the next to pass Defense of Marriage Acts (DOMAs) that fed marriage as a legal unn between one man and one woman.
GAY MARRIAGE
The feral DOMA statute ensured that no state would be forced to regnize gay marriag performed other stat and prevented same-sex upl om receivg feral protectns and benefs given to married heterosexual upl.
GAY MARRIAGE TIMELE
11, 2010, CNN released the rults of the first natnal poll to show a majory support for gay marriage, wh 52% agreeg that “gays and lbians should have a nstutnal right to get married and have their marriage regnized by law as valid. On May 9, 2012, Print Obama beme the first stg US print to clare his support for gay marriage, statg: “At a certa pot, I’ve jt nclud that for me personally is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I thk same-sex upl should be able to get married. Six other stat which gay marriage bans had been overturned, Colorado, Kansas, North Carola, South Carola, Wt Virgia, and Wyomg, were also affected by the Supreme Court lg bee they were the jurisdictns of the lower urts that had overturned the gay marriage bans.