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Same-sex marriage debate hits home

As the controversy brews over gay marriages, two Fort Wayne women are thinking about traveling to California to wed.

As the controversy brews over gay marriages, two Fort Wayne women are thinking about traveling to California to wed.

22 year-old Nikki Berger and 25 year-old Jennifer Van Etten are planning to exchange vows in San Francisco.The California Supreme Court is allowing gay marriages to continue for at least the next week.The Fort Wayne couple believes everyone should be allowed to marry.

Meanwhile, in Indiana, the debate over gay marriage is intensifying.Republican lawmakers walked off the House floor when Democratic House Speaker Patrick Bauer refused to discuss a constitutional ban on same-sex marriages.Governor Joe Kernan is urging Republicans to return to the floor on Monday.