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From Associated Press:
Asbury Park, New Jersey-AP -- New Jersey's first same-sex marriage ceremony has been performed in Asbury Park.
In a written statement, City Clerk Dawn Tomek, calls it "a matter of fundamental civil and Constitutional rights."
She says New Jersey is one of 12 states that have no statute expressly banning same-sex marriages and that nothing in state law defines marriage as the exclusive province of opposite-sex couples.
Two men were married in City Hall after being issued a license by city officials. About ten people attended the ceremony.
Asbury Park officials say six other applications for same-sex weddings are pending
Asbury Park, New Jersey-AP -- New Jersey's first same-sex marriage ceremony has been performed in Asbury Park.
In a written statement, City Clerk Dawn Tomek, calls it "a matter of fundamental civil and Constitutional rights."
She says New Jersey is one of 12 states that have no statute expressly banning same-sex marriages and that nothing in state law defines marriage as the exclusive province of opposite-sex couples.
Two men were married in City Hall after being issued a license by city officials. About ten people attended the ceremony.
Asbury Park officials say six other applications for same-sex weddings are pending