Same-sex marriage beme a realy on Thursday Nevada, creatg a natnwi majory of stat allowg gays and lbians to legally wed.
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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
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.
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.
CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
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. 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. Same-sex marriage beme a realy on Thursday Nevada, creatg a natnwi majory of stat allowg gays and lbians to legally wed. 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.