ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Same-sex couples in Missouri are lining up at county clerks as the state's ban on same-sex marriage was ruled unconstitutional.
"Any same-sex couple that satisfies all the requirements for marriage under Missouri law, other than being of different sexes, is legally entitled to a marriage license," ruled St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex M. Burlison.
Burlison wrote that Missouri's same-sex marriage ban "is not deeply rooted in the nation's history and tradition," and "mischaracterizes general principles of due process analysis."
"When you have two people who love each other and want to commit to each other through marriage, I can't think of anything more beautiful," St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay told St. Louis Today.
"Whether you are heterosexual, it shouldn't matter. We are all people under the law, and we should all be treated equally."
With the end of Missouri's ban, same-sex marriage is now legal in 32 states and the District of Columbia.
