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The American Civil Liberties Union's primary work is litigation, but this month it's moonlighting as a wedding planner as part of its role in the campaign to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.
The beneficiaries are five gay and lesbian couples from across the U.S. who, out of a field of some 400 entries, were announced Wednesday as winners of the ACLU's nationwide wedding contest.
Each couple lives in a state where same-sex marriage is outlawed. They will receive prize money of up to $5,000 from the ACLU to get married the week of April 28 in one of the 17 states, plus Washington D.C., which do allow gay marriage.
The contest, launched in December, has coincided with several court victories for supporters of same-sex marriage in states that currently ban it.
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