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Nevada State Senator Kelvin Atkinson (right) after proposing to 

Sherwood Howard (left) his partner of nearly 7 years

State Senator Pops The Question After Nevada's Gay Marriage Ban Falls

Gabe LaMonica
October 8, 2014

(CNN) -- He expected him to say yes. The unmarried couple had been together for about 6 ½ years, but it wasn't until Tuesday that a state senator from Nevada was able to ask his partner to legally marry him.

After a ruling from an appeals court overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage, state Sen. Kelvin Atkinson was on stage in what was to be a meeting to explore Nevada's next steps in pushing for legalization of marriage for gays and lesbians.

"I was telling my story and it just came out. I proposed to him on stage in front of everyone," said Atkinson.

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I am so extremely pleased for Senator Atkinson and his partner... Their's is exactly the role model that young people of color, regardless of their orientation need to see.  They are showing the world that we are just like everyone else, only human... We want love, freedom and equality under the law.

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