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Related: About this forumNevada Senator 'Comes Out' As Senate Approves Repeal Of Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Nevada Senator Comes Out As Senate Approves Repeal Of Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Monday night, the Nevada Senate voted 12-9 to repeal the states constitutional amendment banning the recognition of same-sex couples marriages. That language would be replaced to recognize all marriages between two people, regardless of gender. As BuzzFeeds Chris Geidner points out, the Senate is the first legislative chamber in the country to affirm the overturn of a marriage amendment.
The debate lasted over an hour, during which one Senator came out for the first time. Sen. Kelvin Atkinson (D) announced, Im black. Im gay I know this is the first time many of you have heard me say that I am a black, gay male. Atkinson pointed out that his fathers interracial marriage would have similarly been banned decades ago, suggesting to detractors, If this hurts your marriage, then your marriage was in trouble in the first place.
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Full post here: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/04/23/1906161/nevada-senator-comes-out-as-senate-approves-repeal-of-same-sex-marriage-ban/
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Nevada Senator 'Comes Out' As Senate Approves Repeal Of Same-Sex Marriage Ban (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Apr 2013
OP
"If this hurts your marriage, then your marriage was in trouble in the first place."
Behind the Aegis
Apr 2013
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rurallib
(62,423 posts)1. considering Nevada's relation to marriage anyway
I can't imagine adding marriage equality to the mix would even make a ripple.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)2. Nevada, the beacon of Traditional Marriage.
Behind the Aegis
(53,959 posts)3. "If this hurts your marriage, then your marriage was in trouble in the first place."
That should be a damn bumper sticker, if it isn't already!
Arkana
(24,347 posts)4. Sandoval will never sign it.