SIX SAME-SEX COUPLES CHALLENGE FLORIDA SSM BAN: From the Associated Press

Six same-sex couples denied marriage licenses sued Thursday in an attempt to overturn state laws banning gay marriage, joining the national fray on the divisive social issue in a politically pivotal state.

The state Circuit Court suit was filed in Key West, a gay enclave far from Tallahassee and the Republican-dominated statehouse. Gov. Jeb Bush, brother of President Bush, supports a 1997 state law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman and bans the recognition of same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.

A similar lawsuit was filed in Fort Lauderdale in February, and court challenges are under way in six other states.

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