SALT LAKE CITY Same-sex marriage became appropriate in Utah following the U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to listen to their state’s benefit of a lowered court ruling allowing gays and lesbians to marry.
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the stay on gay marriage in Utah and five other states in its jurisdiction within hours of the decision. County clerks in Utah began marriage that is issuing to same-sex partners and overseeing weddings.