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John Lewis, left, and Stuart Gaffney embrace outside San Francisco's City Hall shortly before the U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, reported that same-sex spouses were typically younger, had more education and were more likely to be employed than those in opposite-sex marriages. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Texas Supreme Court sides with judge sanctioned for refusing to perform same-sex unions

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this file photo from July 2004, Dianne Hensley, left, from Waco, with the McLennan County Collaborative Abstinence Project, sits in the audience and waits her turn to speak to members of the State Board of Education in Austin, Texas. Ms. Hensley, who has gone on to be a justice of the peace, is under fire for her personal policy of declining to officiate same-sex civil marriage ceremonies. Judge Hensley cites her religious beliefs, and says she always refers interested parties to other individuals who are capable of and willing to officiate the ceremony. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

Texas judge sues state commission over sanction for refusing same-sex weddings

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Texas judge warned for refusing to perform same-sex weddings

Associated Press

In this file photo from July 2004, Dianne Hensley, left, from Waco, with the McLennan County Collaborative Abstinence Project, sits in the audience and waits her turn to speak to members of the State Board of Education in Austin, Texas. Ms. Hensley, who has gone on to be a justice of the peace, is under fire for her personal policy of declining to officiate same-sex civil marriage ceremonies. Judge Hensley cites her religious beliefs, and says she always refers interested parties to other individuals who are capable of and willing to officiate the ceremony. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

Dianne Hensley, Texas judge, warned over refusal to perform same-sex marriages

Associated Press