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===21st century=== On May 10, 2014, Eureka Springs became the [[LGBT rights in Arkansas|first city in Arkansas]] to issue [[marriage license]]s to [[same-sex marriage|same-sex]] couples. On May 12, 2015, Eureka Springs passed a Non-Discrimination Ordinance (Ord. 2223), with voters choosing 579 for to 261 against. <ref>{{cite episode |title=Anti-Christian Discrimination in Arkansas. |url=http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ifkeox/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-anti-christian-discrimination-in-arkansas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920003909/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ifkeox/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-anti-christian-discrimination-in-arkansas |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 20, 2015 |author=Goodwin, Doris Kearns |series=The Daily Show |date=July 29, 2015 }}</ref> It became the first city in Arkansas to have such a law to cover [[LGBT]] residents and tourists. But a state law intended to invalidate the anti-discrimination ordinance went into effect July 22, 2015. <ref>{{cite web |title=Peace in the Valley |url=https://theintercept.com/fieldofvision/peace-valley/ |author=Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher |website=The Intercept |date=January 20, 2016 }}</ref> This [[Intrastate Commerce Improvement Act]], sponsored by state senator [[Bart Hester]], "prohibits cities from passing civil rights ordinances that extend protections beyond those already afforded by state law." In response, the town's mayor stated that they would be "prepared to defend their ordinance in court." <ref>{{cite web |title=Eureka Springs Civil Rights Ordinance Still In Effect Despite State Law |url=http://5newsonline.com/2015/07/30/eureka-springs-civil-rights-ordinance-still-in-effect-despite-state-law/ |author=Ellen Thalls |publisher=www.5newsonline.com. |date=July 30, 2015 }}</ref>
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