Arizona will NOT APPEAL! Same-Sex Marriages can begin immediately!!!!

[dbackjon]

I never thought I would see this!!


Tearing up.

[MoonRiver]

1. Great news!

The times they are a changing!

[Wait Wut]

2. HOLY SHIT!!

This screwed up state did something right!

Gratz to the future newlyweds!!!!

[hifiguy]

3. Who would have thought,

even just a couple of years ago, that the walls of this nasty bit of bigotry would fall so fast and so completely? They're not going to appeal because they KNOW they would lose in the CofA.

This little revolution is the best thing happening in the country right now.

[TM99]

4. Fabulous news!

Every now and again Arizona can get something right!

[MineralMan]

5. That's excellent news. It shows that everyone now

recognizes that a precedent was set by the SCOTUS in not hearing those other cases. Appeals are a waste of time, and even Arizona recognizes that.

The tidal wave of Marriage Equality rolls on!

[Bryce Butler]

6. Current numbers:

31 States Have Legal Same-Sex Marriage -

20 by Court Decision
Alaska (Oct. 17, 2014), Arizona (Oct. 17, 2014), California (June 28, 2013), Colorado (Oct. 7, 2014), Connecticut (Nov. 12, 2008), Idaho (Oct. 13, 2014), Indiana (Oct. 6, 2014), Iowa (Apr. 24, 2009), Massachusetts (May 17, 2004), Nevada (Oct. 9, 2014), New Jersey (Oct. 21, 2013), New Mexico (Dec. 19, 2013), North Carolina (Oct. 10, 2014), Oklahoma (Oct. 6, 2014), Oregon (May 19, 2014), Pennsylvania (May 20, 2014), Utah (Oct. 6, 2014), Virginia (Oct. 6, 2014), West Virginia (Oct. 9, 2014), Wisconsin (Oct. 6, 2014)

8 by State Legislature
Delaware (July 1, 2013), Hawaii (Dec. 2, 2013), Illinois (June 1, 2014), Minnesota (Aug. 1, 2013), New Hampshire (Jan. 1, 2010), New York (July 24, 2011), Rhode Island (Aug. 1, 2013), Vermont (Sep. 1, 2009)

3 by Popular Vote
Maine (Dec. 29, 2012), Maryland (Jan. 1, 2013), Washington (Dec. 9, 2012)

** Washington, DC legalized gay marriage on Mar. 3, 2010 **

19 States Ban Same-Sex Marriage -

17 by Constitutional Amendment and State Law
Alabama (2006, 1998), *Arkansas (2004, 1997), *Florida (2008, 1997), Georgia (2004, 1996), Kansas (2005, 1996), *Kentucky (2004, 1998), Louisiana (2004, 1999), *Michigan (2004, 1996), Mississippi (2004, 1997), Missouri (2004, 1996), Montana (2004, 1997), North Dakota (2004, 1997), Ohio (2004, 2004), South Carolina (2006, 1996), South Dakota (2006, 1996), Tennessee (2006, 1996), *Texas (2005, 1997)

1 by Constitutional Amendment only
Nebraska (2000)

1 by State Law only
Wyoming (2003)

* 5 states where gay marriage bans have been overturned, but where appeals are in progress

[Zorra]

7. Unbelievable, isn't it?

Woo-hoo!