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Kevin and Darren live in Portland Oregon and are a gay, committed couple. We believe in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all...regardless of sexual orientation, gender, race, nationality, financial status, and being. Erase man-made borders and "they" become "we". New Site: HERE.Wednesday, August 18
Massachusetts judge denies relief to out-of-state gay couples
[Jennifer Peter AP]
BOSTON - A state judge on Wednesday declined to halt enforcement of a 1913 state law barring out-of-state couples from marrying in Massachusetts. Eight same-sex couples from out of state had asked Superior Court Judge Carol Ball to block the state from enforcing the law, arguing that it was discriminatory. It prohibits any marriages that would not be legal in the couple's home state. On May 17, Massachusetts became the first state where same-sex marriages are recognized.
But Gov. Mitt Romney and Attorney General Thomas Reilly ruled that the law prohibited out-of-state couples from taking advantage of that new right.An attorney for the couples expressed disappointment Wednesday but said they would continue to push the case. "This is a very, very hard day for us," said Bobbi Cote-Whitacre of Essex Junction, Vt. "We know that some day this unfair disrespect of our family will end."The Attorney General's office did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
BOSTON - A state judge on Wednesday declined to halt enforcement of a 1913 state law barring out-of-state couples from marrying in Massachusetts. Eight same-sex couples from out of state had asked Superior Court Judge Carol Ball to block the state from enforcing the law, arguing that it was discriminatory. It prohibits any marriages that would not be legal in the couple's home state. On May 17, Massachusetts became the first state where same-sex marriages are recognized.
But Gov. Mitt Romney and Attorney General Thomas Reilly ruled that the law prohibited out-of-state couples from taking advantage of that new right.An attorney for the couples expressed disappointment Wednesday but said they would continue to push the case. "This is a very, very hard day for us," said Bobbi Cote-Whitacre of Essex Junction, Vt. "We know that some day this unfair disrespect of our family will end."The Attorney General's office did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
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