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September 28, 2007

Gathering to mark same-sex marriage ruling

A gathering on the State House steps tomorrow will mark the first anniversary of a Massachusetts judge's ruling that allows Rhode Island same-sex couples to get married in the Bay State.

Rhode Island same-sex married couples, family and friends will attend, and couples and officials from gay-rights organizations are slated to speak.

The gathering, with a group photo planned, is scheduled for 10 a.m., according to a news release from Marriage Equality Rhode Island.

In September last year, Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Thomas E. Connolly ruled that Rhode Island law did not expressly prohibit gay marriage. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court already allowed same-sex marriages in Massachusetts.

In February this year, Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch, whose sister married a woman in Attleboro, Mass., issued an opinion saying Rhode Island would recognize same-sex marriages validly performed in Massachusetts. Lynch has said his sister's marriage had no bearing on his decision.

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 5:28 PM | Permalink

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