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July 25, 2013

Pennsylvania County Defies State Law to OK Same-Sex Weddings 
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At least five same-sex couples have received marriage licenses in a
Pennsylvania county defying the state's ban on gay unions. Montgomery
County's Register of Wills, Bruce Hanes, says he decided to begin
granting licenses to gay couples because he wants to be "on the right
side of history and the law." A lesbian couple, Alicia Terrizzi and
Loreen Bloodgood, got married right away in a ceremony attended by their
two young sons.

Alicia Terrizzi: "We believe in it not only for ourselves and the love
that we have, but we think it's really important to show our children
that we are a family and we are just like their friends who have moms
and dads. It's important for us to stand up for what we believe in, and
we want to do that because we think that is a great example to set for
them."

 

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