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‘Bride,’ ‘groom’ return to California marriage licenses
October 10, 2008
The California Department of Public Health, which changed ‘bride’ and ‘groom’ to ‘Party A’ and ‘Party B’ on state marriage licenses in May, announced this week that it was restoring the terms following numerous complaints. The new forms have the words ‘bride’ and ‘groom’ under the headings ‘first person data’ and ‘second person data,’ thus permitting two parties to a same-sex marriage to choose the words ‘bride’ or ‘groom.’
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