ITHACA MAYOR SUPPORTS SSM: From News10 Now

Ithaca's mayor spoke out on the issue of gay marriages Monday.

Mayor Carolyn Peterson says gay marriages will be recognized in Ithaca, they just won't be performed.

Mayor Peterson said any application for a marriage license from a same-sex couple will be accepted and then passed on to the State.

The State Health Department says same-sex marriages are illegal.

Mayor Peterson says if those applications are denied in Albany, the city of Ithaca and its attorney will fight the decision.

"Same-sex couples deserve the equal protection of the law, the same as any other couple. They deserve to be able to bring their families out of the status of second-class citizenship and into the full array of rights and responsibilities that are available to married couples," she said.

Two couples applied for licenses Monday morning and those licenses are already being forwarded to the Health Department.

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