Wyoming Marriage Equality Ban Stalls

A bill being considered in the Wyoming house of representatives was stripped of language Tuesday that would ban same-sex marriage and civil unions for its residents, the Star-Tribune reports.

After stalling in committee, a legislative conference committee decided with a 4-2 vote that the bill would only address the state government's recognition of marriages and civil unions from other states and countries. The bill will move on to the full house, and then if passed, it will go to the senate.

Supporters of House Bill 74 say it's necessary to close up a legal loophole. A lesbian couple who married in Canada attempted to divorce each other, prompting the court to rule against them. They have appealed to the Wyoming Supreme Court. The original bill was stripped of language that would have allowed court access to same-sex married couples (like divorce proceedings), and provisions to ban civil unions as well as marriage.

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