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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 27 > California's same-sex marriage ban is upheld, but 18,000 are still wed

California's same-sex marriage ban is upheld, but 18,000 are still wed

By Lisa Leff / The Bulletin
May 27, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO — An estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who wed in California last year have some good news with a bitter twist: Their marriages are valid, but also legal anachronisms that the state would not sanction if they wanted to exchange vows today.

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