By AMBER GALAVIZ
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – State officials joined gay rights activists at a press conference on Valentine’s Day to discuss their disappointment in the failure to repeal Virginia’s constitutional ban against same-sex marriage.
“I believe that marriage is about loving, committed couples wanting to make lifelong promises to each other – take care of each other, be responsible for each other and support each other,” Delegate Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, said at the event at the General Assembly Building.
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