'Everything we ever hoped for': Nebraska makes history with first gay weddings

After nearly two decades of debate, Nebraska’s same-sex marriage ban fell quickly Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a landmark civil rights case that states cannot deny a gay couple the dignity of marriage.



Within an hour, Nebraska. Gov. Pete Ricketts and Attorney General Doug Peterson gave the green light for county clerks to begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses.

Ricketts and Peterson both made it clear they disagreed with the opinion, but both said Nebraska would “follow the law.”



“While 70 percent of Nebraskans approved our amendment to our state constitution that defined marriage as only between a man and a woman, the highest court in the land has ruled states cannot place limits on marriage between same-sex couples,” Ricketts said in a press release.



“We will follow the law and respect the ruling outlined by the court,” Ricketts added.

Read lots more here. Good anecdotal interest:

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Never thought I'd see the day. The red heartland goes rainbow colored.