Minnesota Bill Would Constitutionally Ban Same-Sex Marriage
A new Minnesota bill introduced by Representative Dan Severson would amend the state's Constitution to declare that only a marriage between a man and woman would be recognized. The bill, co-authored by Representatives Mary Ellen Otremba, Lyle Koenen, Dave Olin, Mary Kiffmeyer, and Rob Eastlund, would make Minnesota the forty-third state to restrict same-sex couples from marriage, and the thirty-first to do so constitutionally.
Senator John Marty (pictured) introduced a competing bill earlier this year that would provide for gender-neutral marriage laws. Neither bill has yet received a vote.
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