After the United States Supreme court ruled bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional, Colorado's Attorney General John Suthers followed suit and said there are no more legal requirements that prevent same-sex marriages in the states, Reuters reported.
"Beginning today, Colorado's 64 county clerks are legally required to issue licenses to same-sex couples who request them," Suthers said in a statement, according to Reuters.
The Colorado counties of Pueblo and Larimer that did not need the Colorado ruling began to issue license to couples shortly after the Supreme Courts Monday ruling, Reuters reported.
After the Supreme Court said they would not review rulings striking down gay marriage bans in Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Indiana and Wisconsin, Colorado clerks, which fall in the same federal region as Utah and Oklahoma, began issuing marriage license to same-sex couples, according to Reuters.
Suthers announced he will no longer defend the state's voter-passed amendment stating marriage is "exclusively between one man and one woman, Reuters reported. Suthers also announced on Tuesday, that the state's Department of Public Health and Environment will now be required to register same-sex marriages in the state's official records.
Denver County Clerk Debra Johnson said the county will start issuing licenses for gay couples to wed immediately, according to Reuters.
"It's been a roller-coaster, but ALL loving couples can finally come into my office and be provided marriage licenses. #MarriageEquality," Johnson Tweeted.
All 50 states will be affected by the Supreme Court's decision but Wisconsin, Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia were directly affected because lawmakers in those states had previously appealed rulings banning same-sex marriages, The Associated Press reported.
Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming will also soon allow same-sex marriages because these states have been bound by appellate rulings which were on hold, according to the AP.
