GAY COUPLES WED IN ONCE-RELUCTANT ALABAMA COUNTY

[brooklynite]

Source: AP

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- The federal judge who overturned Alabama's gay-marriage ban ordered a reluctant county to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, signaling to probate judges across the state that they should do the same.

About an hour after U.S. District Judge Callie Granade's ruling, Mobile County opened up its marriage license office and started granting the documents to gay couples. Gay-rights advocates said they hoped Granade's order would smooth an uneven legal landscape where gay couples have been able to marry in some Alabama counties and not in others. However, it wasn't immediately clear what other judges would do.

At least 23 of Alabama's 67 counties are issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.

Robert Povilat and his partner Milton Persinger were the first of several couples to get a marriage license in Mobile County. They wore camellia boutonnieres and exchanged vows in the atrium.

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[Cha]

1. Ah Hah! Bueno~

[shenmue]

2. Aaaand (drumroll)...

Nothing happened!



Except two people were very happy! Whee!

[forest444]

3. Somewhere in Alabama, some Bible thumper will find a dead bird on the pavement:

[d_r]

4. a report from Alabama

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204098913453064

[SoapBox]

5. Maybe now instead of State's Rights,

They'll try to claim County's Rights.

Or some other kind of stupid.

[brooklynite]

7. Laugh if you will...

...Back after the 1994 Republican win, there was a move to require Federal officials to "check in" with the County Sheriff when they were in the field.

[Cryptoad]

6. News Flash: Its raining Fire and Brimstone in Alabama! nt

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

8. LOL

Personally, I hope a few rainbows and unicorns come out.

The people of Alabama will get over it. Almost everyone has gay members in their family or gay friends.