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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLGBT history: FIRST same-sex marriage license in the SOUTH
Last edited Sat May 10, 2014, 07:38 PM - Edit history (2)
Garance Franke-Ruta ?@thegarance 1h
RT @JoeMyGod LGBT HISTORY: Arkansas issues FIRST same-sex marriage license in the SOUTH http://bit.ly/1sdLU9y pic.twitter.com/RcRNCxYp2G
South 4 Marriage ?@South4Marriage 1h
Meet the 1st #gay couple married in #Arkansas! Their witness was Cheryl Maples, lawyer whose case brought down ban. pic.twitter.com/jxGXcL2ZHI
mic.cm/1ohl9Dq pic.twitter.com/sNIAGi7Kj6
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LGBT history: FIRST same-sex marriage license in the SOUTH (Original Post)
bigtree
May 2014
OP
William769
(55,147 posts)1. kick & recommended.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)2. And not the last, either.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)10. can't wait for the change in Texas nt
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)11. It's coming. Maybe not as soon as it should, but it's coming. nt
Initech
(100,079 posts)15. Like I keep saying if Texas overturns the marriage ban...
Expect the rest of the country to follow suit. Come on Texas!!!
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)17. Actually a judge here already has
but he stayed his decision until the appeals process runs its course.
WhiteTara
(29,718 posts)3. Our little village is known as the wedding capital of the South
We are going to have a fat summer!
merrily
(45,251 posts)4. Best wishes!
Fearless
(18,421 posts)5. Here's a photo...
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)6. Yay!
moriah
(8,311 posts)7. So proud to be an Arkansan right now! :)
I knew it'd be in Eureka Springs, too....
Supersedeas
(20,630 posts)19. Eureka Springs is a lovely unique place
really a place to be proud of for so many reasons and here's another
ismnotwasm
(41,986 posts)8. K&R
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)9. yes
LuvNewcastle
(16,846 posts)12. K&R!
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,464 posts)13. Phil Harris & Johnny Cash - That's What I Like About the South
The first hit at YouTube is for the clip from Phil Harris's 1945 movie I Love a Bandleader, but I thought I'd go with the duet with Johnny Cash instead.
Wait: his first name was Wonga? What was the origin of that?
Ask, and ye shall receive.
Initech
(100,079 posts)14. Awesome!!!
Last edited Sat May 10, 2014, 04:37 PM - Edit history (1)
Jimi Hendrix: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then we will truly be free."
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)16. Amazing! Maybe there is hope for the USA after all.
Cha
(297,275 posts)18. Wow! Thanks bigtree! Congratulations to the happy couple and to their
lawyer for her landmark case!