Gay Marriage Foes Ask for Revival of Virginia Prohibition
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Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban must be restored because the state’s public policy is “to procreate and protect children,” a lawyer seeking revival of the now-unconstitutional restriction told a U.S. appeals court.
Marriage is for separate sexes only, David B. Oakley, who represents Norfolk, Virginia court clerk George Schaefer, said in court today. Its purpose is to create offspring and that is a tradition in the state dating back centuries, he said.