{"id":704,"date":"2008-05-28T15:43:50","date_gmt":"2008-05-28T15:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2008\/05\/gay-marriage-will-begin-on-jun.php"},"modified":"2008-05-28T15:43:50","modified_gmt":"2008-05-28T15:43:50","slug":"gay-marriage-will-begin-on-jun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2008\/05\/gay-marriage-will-begin-on-jun","title":{"rendered":"Gay Marriage will Begin on June 17 in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Associated Press &#8211; May 28, 2008 <\/strong><br \/>\nSAN FRANCISCO &#8211; California officials are telling county clerks that they can start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17.<br \/>\nThe state Office of Vital Records says it chose June 17 because the state Supreme Court has until the end of business on June 16 to decide whether to grant a stay of its ruling legalizing gay marriage.<br \/>\nGay rights advocates and some clerks initially thought couples would be able to wed as early as June 14 &#8211; exactly 30 days after the court&#8217;s May 15 ruling.<br \/>\nNew marriage license forms also will include lines for &#8220;Party A&#8221; and &#8220;Party B&#8221; instead of bridge and groom.<br \/>\n<em>Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. 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