Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Massachusetts now Allows Out of State Gays to Marry


Massachusetts wanted to get some of that gay marriage money so they put repealing that 1913 bigoted law in overdrive. By a huge margin, the Massachusetts House sends to Gov. Deval Patrick repeal of a law that bars out-of-state gay couples from marrying in the state.

The Massachusetts House voted Tuesday to repeal a law that had prohibited out-of-state gay couples from legally marrying in the Bay State.

By a margin of 118-35, legislators voted down the 1913 law, which nullified any marriage performed in Massachusetts that was not legal in a couple's home state. The state Senate approved repeal earlier this month and the bill is likely to reach Gov. Deval Patrick, who has pledged to sign it, within a week.



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