The health department in the US state of Washington is to remove the words “husband” and “wife” from marriage and divorce certificates, after same-sex marriage was approved in a recent referendum.
The state began changing the legal document wording before the pubic vote even happened, according to a spokesman.
Tim Church, from the health department, said spaces once reserved for a “bride” and “groom” will become more gender-neutral.
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