Over 2000 Marriage Licenses Issued in DC Since Gay Marriage Became Legal

From WTOP News:

WASHINGTON - Same-sex marriage has only been legal in the District for about two months, but the city is on track to set a record for marriages this year.

The D.C. Superior Court has already issued more than 2,000 marriage licenses.

"To put that in perspective," Judge William Jackson says. "All of last year was about 3,000."

In the first three months of 2010, the court processed 376 applications. Since March 3 -- when gay marriage became legal in the District -- the marriage license office has received 2,082 applications.

Based on the early numbers, the District is on target to issue four times as many marriage licenses this year as they did in 2009.

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