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Same-Sex Marriages Begin in Vermont

HeadlineSep 01, 2009

And in Vermont, the state’s new law allowing same-sex marriage has gone into effect. Several couples married shortly after midnight. Vermont is one of five states that now allow same-sex couples to marry. Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Iowa are the others. To mark the occasion, Vermont-based Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream is renaming their “Chubby Hubby” flavor “Hubby Hubby” for the month.

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