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Virginia Senate moves to end the ban on same-sex marriages

A resolution to repeal the state's amendment outlawing same-sex marriage has been approved by the Virginia Senate.

The resolution introduced by out gay state Sen. Adam Ebbin passed in a 25-14 bipartisan vote on Monday.


A separate bill that Ebbin proposed to explicitly legalize same-sex marriage was also approved by the state senate last month.

The Marshall-Newman Amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman has been part of the state constitution since 2006, and many are worried that if the Supreme Court overturns federal marriage equality, LGBTQ+ Virginians could lose their right to marry.

For an amendment to the state constitution to pass, it must be approved in two consecutive sessions by both chambers of the General Assembly and then voted on by the people.