I do not think this is a dup
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Gay-Marriage.htmlGay Marriage Licenses Issued in Oregon
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: March 3, 2004
Filed at 1:48 p.m. ET
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Gay and lesbian couples started tying the knot in Portland on Wednesday after the county issued same-sex marriage licenses, joining the rapidly spreading national movement from San Francisco to upstate New York.
Meanwhile, New York's attorney general joined the national debate, saying current law prohibits same-sex weddings but that he would leave it to the courts to decide if the law is constitutional. In Washington, D.C., lawmakers debated same-sex marriages, with Republican senators such as Majority Leader Bill Frist asking Congress to embrace a constitutional amendment banning them
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