It's official: Same-sex marriage is legal across Florida

It's official: Same-sex marriage is legal across Florida
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On Monday evening, Karla Arguello and Catherina Pareto became the first same-sex couple legally wed in Florida, when Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel presided over their marriage in her Miami chambers. "It's been a long time coming," Pareto said after the ceremony. "Finally, Florida recognizes us as a couple. It's just — I don't know, sweet justice."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.