From Learning English, welcome to As It Is!
Im Christopher Cruise in Washington.
Today we talk about the issue of same-sex marriage.
About one-third of all American states permit marriages between two individuals of the same sex. In recent years, some federal judges have canceled state laws banning same-sex unions. And several states have asked higher courts to overturn those rulings.
More Battles Expected Over Same-Sex Marriages
Some Americans would describe Utah as one of the countrys most conservative states. In December, a federal judge ruled that Utahs ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Many same-sex couples got married soon after the ruling was announced.
Seth Anderson and his partner were the first of hundreds of gay couples to marry in Utah after the judges ruling in December.
We are so happy, and I am so proud to be in Utah right now.
Philip Lott is Utahs assistant attorney general. He had a different reaction to the judges decision.
The state is disappointed in the ruling.
The governor of Utah, Gary Herbert, also criticized the legal decision. He said that an activist federal judge is attempting to override the will of the people of Utah.
The federal judges ruling was surprising because Utah is home to the Mormon Church -- the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The group strongly opposes homosexuality -- sexual behavior between members of the same sex.
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