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Virginia ripped up its gay marriage ban. They remember when it passed.
The Washington Post • • nation
Key Points:
- In 2006, Virginia voters overwhelmingly approved a ban on same-sex marriage while Anthony LeCounte was a closeted 17-year-old high school senior.
- Two decades later, Virginians voted to repeal that ban in a referendum held on Tuesday, reflecting significant cultural changes.
- The 2006 ban had been effectively nullified years earlier by a Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
- By the time of the repeal vote, LeCounte had already been legally married for seven years to his husband.
