Las Vegas Sun

April 26, 2024

Abigail Ortiz, left, and Erika Alvarez, right, leave the Coconino County courthouse in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 after receiving a marriage license. Gay marriage became legal in Arizona on Friday, a sharp turn for a state that became ground zero in the clash over gay rights less than a year ago when the state Legislature passed a bill allowing businesses to deny service to gays and lesbians.

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Abigail Ortiz, left, and Erika Alvarez, right, leave the Coconino County courthouse in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 after receiving a marriage license. Gay marriage became legal in Arizona on Friday, a sharp turn for a state that became ground zero in the clash over gay rights less than a year ago when the state Legislature passed a bill allowing businesses to deny service to gays and lesbians.