Slow Down: Indiana’s ‘New’ Marriage Law Isn’t Real


Jerame Davis | Bilerico | July 9, 2013

bigstock-Indiana-Highway-Sign-21638099.jpgEverything you’ve read about this “new” Indiana law that makes criminals out of same-sex couples who apply for a marriage license is wrong. Dead wrong.

As a native Hoosier, this has me concerned. There is no new law in Indiana that makes criminals out of same-sex couples who apply for a marriage license. An already existing law was updated and there’s been a change in how the state processes marriage license applications. That’s the source of the confusion.

There is actually very little danger of triggering this law if a same-sex couple applies for a marriage license. Here’s why.

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