The U.S. Supreme Court will rule this month on the constitutionality of gay-marriage bans by individual states. Its decision will have game-changing implications for gay couples and individuals in Central Florida and the nation.
In April, the court heard arguments on two questions: whether states are required to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples; and whether states must recognize gay marriages that were entered legally in other states. While heterosexual couples’ right to marry is universally recognized, only 11 states and the District of Columbia have recognized through legislation that homosexual couples can marry. In the remaining jurisdictions where gay marriage is legal — 25 states — it is so because of a court decision.
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