RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s governor has signed an order directing state agencies to comply with the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state.
That includes allowing gay and lesbian state employees to add spouses and dependents to their health insurance.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed the executive order Tuesday, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lower court ruling striking down Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriages.
The first gay marriages in Virginia took place Monday afternoon. After an initial flurry, the pace appears to have slowed.
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The Richmond Circuit Court clerk’s office issued nine marriage licenses to same-sex couples Monday afternoon, but only two more by late morning Tuesday.
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