Entry #15673: Same-sex marriage in West Virginia

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RegionWest Virginia
IssueSame-sex marriage
StatusBanned
Start DateMar 11, 2000
End DateOct 8, 2014
DescriptionIn 2000, West Virginia passed a statute restricting marriage to different-sex couples, effectively banning same-sex marriage.

Attempts to codify the ban in the state constitution were defeated.
Sourceshttps://www.queerty.com/west-virginia-house-blocks-amendment-attempt-20090331/
http://www.freedomtomarry.org/states/west-virginia


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StatusBanned
Start DateMar 11, 2000
End DateOct 8, 2014
DescriptionIn 2000, West Virginia passed a statute restricting marriage to different-sex couples, effectively banning same-sex marriage. Attempts to codify the ban in the state constitution were defeated.
Sourceshttps://www.queerty.com/west-virginia-house-blocks-amendment-attempt-20090331/ http://www.freedomtomarry.org/states/west-virginia