MARRIAGE OFFICERS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO OBJECT TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGES
Marriage officers are not longer allowed to object to a same-sex marriage based on the couples sexuality.
READ MOREMarriage officers are not longer allowed to object to a same-sex marriage based on the couples sexuality.
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