[jwalsh07]

If Tennessee does not recognize gay marriage, a gay marriage from another state is null and void in Tennessee.

Oh really? Does Tennessee recognise marraiges from other states when one of the parties to the marriage is under the age of consent but over the age of consent in the state they came from?

You bet your bottom dollar they do.

[SolidSupplySide]

jwalsh07,

Read Loughran v. Loughran. The US Supreme Court said that DC did not have to recognize a legal marriage from Florida because such a marriage would be against the laws of DC.

Translate to today. Tennessee would not have to recognize a potential legal gay marriage from Massachusetts if the marriage is against the laws of Tennessee.

FF&C has never been used to force a state to violate its own laws.

[NYCVirago]

Oh really? Does Tennessee recognise marraiges from other states when one of the parties to the marriage is under the age of consent but over the age of consent in the state they came from? You bet your bottom dollar they do.

It's the same thing with first cousins being able to marry -- some states allow it, some states don't. And if a first cousin couple moves to a state which doesn't allow marriages between them, their marriage is still valid.