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In 2006, Virginia voters wrote a gay marriage ban into their constitution.
Twenty years later, voters have chosen to replace it with marriage equality.
That’s a powerful anniversary present.
Virginians have approved Question 2, removing the old ban and adding constitutional protections for lawful marriages between two adults regardless of sex, gender or race.
Same-sex couples can already marry in Virginia.
But the language excluding them was still there in the state’s constitution, long after courts made it unenforceable.
Now it will be replaced with an explicit promise of equal treatment.
The amendment takes effect January 1, 2027, strengthening state protections amid concerns about the future of federal marriage rights.
For gay men who remember the marriage-ban campaigns of the 2000s, this is more than a change of wording.
It’s watching voters reconsider what families like theirs deserve.
Twenty years of husbands, anniversaries, shared homes and ordinary life.
And now a constitution that makes room for them.
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In 2006, Virginia voters wrote a gay marriage ban into their constitution.
Twenty years later, voters have chosen to replace it with marriage equality.
That’s a powerful anniversary present.
Virginians have approved Question 2, removing the old ban and adding constitutional protections for lawful marriages between two adults regardless of sex, gender or race.
Same-sex couples can already marry in Virginia.
But the language excluding them was still there in the state’s constitution, long after courts made it unenforceable.
Now it will be replaced with an explicit promise of equal treatment.
The amendment takes effect January 1, 2027, strengthening state protections amid concerns about the future of federal marriage rights.
For gay men who remember the marriage-ban campaigns of the 2000s, this is more than a change of wording.
It’s watching voters reconsider what families like theirs deserve.
Twenty years of husbands, anniversaries, shared homes and ordinary life.
And now a constitution that makes room for them.
SOURCE with comments
Twenty Years After Banning Gay Marriage, Virginia Votes To Protect It
In 2006, Virginia voters put a same-sex marriage ban into their state constitution. Twenty years later, voters have chosen to replace it with protections for marriage equality. Now that is an anniversary worth raising a glass to. Virginians have approved Question 2, a constitutional amendment...
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