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Same-sex marriage rulings in Utah, Okla., build momentum
OKLAHOMA CITY — In less than a month, two federal judges have struck down gay marriage bans in two conservative U.S. states for the same reason, concluding that they violate the Constitution’s promise of equal treatment under the law. Experts say the rulings could represent an emerging legal consensus that will carry the issue back […]
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Poll: Utah residents equally split on same-sex marriage
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah residents are now evenly split on whether same-sex couples should be allowed to get state-issued marriage licenses — 48 percent in favor, and 48 percent opposed, according to a new poll for The Salt Lake Tribune.
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Md. AG says Utah same-sex marriages are recognized in his state
BALTIMORE — Maryland’s attorney general says he believes recent same-sex marriages legally performed in Utah would be recognized in Maryland.
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WATCH: 12-year-old addresses Utah rally on the meaning of marriage and family
Riley Hackford-Peer, 12, whose two moms were recently able to marry in Utah, addressed hundreds of supporters Friday to speak about the meaning of marriage and family, and the two best days of his life.
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Hundreds rally inside Utah state capitol in support of marriage equality
Just hours after the Obama administration said it would recognize the 1,300 same-sex marriages in Utah, hundreds of marriage equality supporters gathered inside the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday calling on Republican Gov. Gary Herbert to do the same.
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Mormon church reminds local leaders they are still opposed to homosexuality
SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church is telling its local leaders that same-sex wedding ceremonies and receptions are prohibited in their churches.
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Federal government says it recognizes Utah same-sex marriages
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday extended federal recognition to the marriages of more than 1,000 same-sex couples in Utah that took place before the Supreme Court put those unions in the state on hold.
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Utah AG instructs county clerks to finish gay marriage paperwork
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is directing county clerks to complete the paperwork for any same-sex marriages completed before Supreme Court halted the weddings on Monday.
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Advocacy groups mobilize to support married, same-sex couples in Utah
LGBT advocacy groups on Thursday began mobilizing efforts in response to Utah governor Gary Herbert’s announcement Wednesday that the state was putting “on hold” the recognition of same-sex unions performed after a federal judge ruled against Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Supreme Court stay complicates marriages of same-sex couples in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Michael Mathie proposed to his partner Tyler McCraley on Christmas. The next day, they joined the historic rush of same-sex couples getting marriage licenses in Utah.