Gay Couples In Maine Poised For First Weddings

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Fri, 12/28/2012 - 12:42pm

Gay couples in Maine poised for first weddings Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:14 am, Friday, December 28, 2012 PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Chris Kast and Byron Bartlett already consider themselves married after a 2010 ceremony overlooking Portland Harbor, but now they're doing it all over again — planning to be among the first to get a marriage license when Maine's same-sex marriage law goes into effect at midnight. After waiting years for the opportunity, gay couples in Maine's largest city won't have to wait a moment longer than necessary to get married, with Portland City Hall opening at midnight when the law goes into effect to issue the first marriage licenses under the new law. With their four daughters home for the holidays, Kast and Bartlett, both formerly married to women, decided they would wed on the spot after getting their marriage license. The Maine Legislature had once approved same-sex marriage, but it was overturned by a statewide referendum three years ago, crushing couples who had already made wedding plans. In addition to gay marriage becoming legal, same-sex marriages in other states will now be recognized by the state of Maine.

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