Seem farfetched that gay marriage could be repealed? “A marriage in another state or foreign jurisdiction between persons of the same gender, regardless of when the marriage took place, may not be recognized in this state and is void and unenforceable under the laws of this state.” “Marriage may take place and may be valid under the laws of this state only between a man and a woman,” the Mississippi law reads. Supreme Court ever overturns its 2015 ruling legalizing gay marriages, Mississippi has an existing law - even a provision in the state Constitution - banning same-sex marriage. Wade isn’t the only so-called “trigger law” language the state has. The 2007 law that would ban abortions in Mississippi if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v.