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OK, a whole lot happened on this front today, so lets dive right in.

 From the AP : A federal judge has struck down Indiana's ban on gay marriage, calling it unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Richard Young ruled Wednesday that the state's ban violates the U.S. Constitution's equal-protection clause in a mixed ruling involving lawsuits from several gay couples. It wasn't immediately clear whether the ruling means same-sex marriages can begin in the state. The Indiana attorney general's office says it will appeal. Federal courts across the country have struck down gay marriage bans recently, but many of those rulings are on hold pending appeal. Attorneys on both sides of the issue expect the matter to eventually land before the U.S. Supreme Court. It also wasn't immediately clear what impact Wednesday's ruling might have on a faltering movement to add a gay marriage ban into the Indiana Constitution.

From the AP A federal appeals court for the first time says a state cannot prevent gay people from getting married. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver found that Utah's ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution. The judges upheld a lower court ruling that struck down the ban in December. They immediately put their ruling on holding so it could be appealed. The case has been closely watched because it represents the first ruling on gay marriage at the appellate level since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in June 2013. The ruling likely will be appealed to the Supreme Court. The panel has not yet ruled on a similar ban in Oklahoma.

AND , because of this some county clerks in COLORADO are using this ruling to start issuing marriage licenses.

AND!

In a much more personal and FUN topic, my very good pals MARK AND BOB 

GOT MARRIED THIS MORNING!

The boys are up visiting Mark's sister and her wife in scenic Ithaca, New York, for his nephew's high school graduation . I was so happy to be included. Neil could not make it ....

They got married at the top floor of the Herbert F. Johnson Art Museum on Cornell campus. The I.M. Pei designed building is a beautiful place for a wedding - BUT, it is walls of glass that played havoc with my photos - all back lit and such. SO, not that many of my pics are any good. This is the view over Cornel.

This is the view far above Cayuga's waters.

Then we all went for a lovely lunch.

So very nice to see my pals and be included in their very special day