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PHOTOS: The First Same-Sex Marriages in Wyoming

PHOTOS: The First Same-Sex Marriages in Wyoming

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Wyoming's attorney general opted not to appeal a district court ruling in favor of marriage equality, and that cleared the way for these images of happy couples marrying on Tuesday.

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Just before 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Wyoming became the 32nd U.S. state (plus the District of Columbia) to embrace marriage equality.

Following a federal judge's Friday ruling that the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage violated the U.S. Constitution, Wyoming Gov. Matthew Mead and Attorney General Peter K. Michael announced that they would not appeal the ruling striking down the ban. True to their word, on Tuesday morning the Republican officials filed notice with the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming that they would not fight the decision, clearing the way for same-sex couples to begin applying for marriage licenses immediately.

And judging by the photos of happy newlyweds circulating on Twitter, marriage equality has already been good for the Equality State:

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Sunnivie is the managing editor of The Advocate, and an award-winning journalist whose passion is covering the politics of equality and elevating the unheard stories of our community. Originally from Colorado, she and her spouse now live in Los Angeles, along with their three fur-children: dogs Luna and Cassie Doodle, and "Meow Button" Tilly.
Sunnivie is the managing editor of The Advocate, and an award-winning journalist whose passion is covering the politics of equality and elevating the unheard stories of our community. Originally from Colorado, she and her spouse now live in Los Angeles, along with their three fur-children: dogs Luna and Cassie Doodle, and "Meow Button" Tilly.