Four Senate Republins crossed party l to vote wh Democrats to dch the unnstutnal ban on gay marriage, sendg over the Republin-ntrolled Hoe where a submtee has already rejected a siar measure.
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EFFORTS TO REPEAL VIRGIA'S GAY MARRIAGE BAN TT STATE'S PROGRSIVE CREDIBILY
The Supreme Court has already led that prohibns on gay marriage are unnstutnal. But Virgia's Constutn still has language that explicly bans same-sex marriage. * gay marriage in virginia *
Ebb, the first openly gay person elected to the General Assembly, went to Twter to celebrate the bill’s passage the Senate. Dpe the state’s now-funct ban, do not impact the legaly of gay marriage Virgia after the 2015 U.
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Voters will not have an opportuny to reject Virgia's unnstutnal ban on gay Supreme Court has already led that prohibns on gay marriage are unnstutnal. "We ntue to stand for tradnal marriage, biblil marriage, " says Caso at the Virgia Catholic Conference is urgg lawmakers to block an attempt to ask voters if they want to remove anti-gay marriage language om the Constutn.
Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ) advot say the unenforceable law “don’t reflect the realy anymore.” * gay marriage in virginia *
"And we would be back a place where gay marriage Virgia was banned.
"That anti-gay marriage amendment is known for s two chief patrons 2005, former Delegate Bob Marshall and state Senator Steve Newman. Gay marriage has been the law of the land for years thanks to a Supreme Court cisn. But the Virgia Constutn still bans same-sex effort to change that took a step forward 2006, voters approved an amendment banng gay marriage Virgia.
"The ia that strikg the unnstutnal prohibn of gay marriage might somehow open the door to animals or otherworldly begs – well that’s jt pla silly acrdg to Senator Jennifer McClellan, a Democrat om Richmond.