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Gay couples begin applying to marry in Guam
Source: Associated Press
Gay couples begin applying to marry in Guam
Associated Press in Hagatna
Tuesday 9 June 2015 00.42 BST
Gay couples have begun applying for marriage licences in the island of Guam after it became the first US territory to recognise same-sex marriage.
Couples lined up at the Office of Vital Statistics, where marriage licences are issued, early on Tuesday morning local time. Among them were Loretta M Pangelinan, 28, and Kathleen M Aguero. 29.
They sued Guam’s government on 13 April after a registrar denied them a marriage licence because the territory’s law defines marriage as between two people of the opposite sex. The couple based their lawsuit on a 9th US circuit court of appeals decision in favor of same-sex marriage. The US district court of Guam falls under the 9th circuit.
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The ban was struck down on Friday, but the judge, Frances M Tydingco-Gatewood, gave the territory a couple of days to prepare the marriage applications.
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Associated Press in Hagatna
Tuesday 9 June 2015 00.42 BST
Gay couples have begun applying for marriage licences in the island of Guam after it became the first US territory to recognise same-sex marriage.
Couples lined up at the Office of Vital Statistics, where marriage licences are issued, early on Tuesday morning local time. Among them were Loretta M Pangelinan, 28, and Kathleen M Aguero. 29.
They sued Guam’s government on 13 April after a registrar denied them a marriage licence because the territory’s law defines marriage as between two people of the opposite sex. The couple based their lawsuit on a 9th US circuit court of appeals decision in favor of same-sex marriage. The US district court of Guam falls under the 9th circuit.
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The ban was struck down on Friday, but the judge, Frances M Tydingco-Gatewood, gave the territory a couple of days to prepare the marriage applications.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/09/gay-couples-marry-guam-licensing-same-sex
