Why is this making the news? Don't we already know that states which don't allow gay marriage also don't allow gay divorce because it is already not recognized in the state?

I am gay and also support gay marriage but it is ridiculous to expect this of a state that does not recognize gay marriage. If you were able to go to MA in the first place for marriage then you should go back for the divorce.

This is even more ridiculous when considering the fact that the couple were never legally married in their home state anyway.

However, had Rhode Island decided to grant the divorce - that would have been real news!