Sadly nothing changes for residents of Florida right away. Since 2008, Florida's constitution has banned same-sex marriage. Gov Scott's quote from the front page of today's Tampa Bay Times said "It impacted federal law, not state law...As the governor of this state, I'll uphold the law of the land, and that's the law of our state".
Why would any same-sex married couple continue to live in Florida, when they could receive the federal benefits if they lived in any of the 12 states plus DC where same-sex marriage is allowed?
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