Marriage equality starts tomorrow in Alabama

[shenmue]

Story here

Some right-wingers and religious figures are still ticked off, but marriage rights for LGBT people in Alabama are set to become applicable tomorrow. Judge Roy Moore has urged fellow judges not to perform the weddings, but although a few may listen, it is not expected that all will follow his lead.

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. unfortunately, too many judges will stop marrying anyone here.

Including the Probate Judge of my county, who has just been elected to head the State Judge's Association.

[shenmue]

2. Awww, man

That's not cool.

[marym625]

5. Boo!

That just really sucks. I hope that it turns out that they can't do that.

Evil people

[Terra Alta]

7. Can they legally do that?

I hope they aren't allowed to get away with that.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Yep..they can legally not marry ANY one...

It will be illegal to not marry gays, so they just did what has been done here so often...
when the movie theater burned in the early 60's, they simply did not replace it.
Solved that Equal Rights problem, don'tcha know.
Same with public swimming pool. They moved it out of the city park and onto country club grounds. Gotta be a member to swim.
Or friends of a member.
At some point there was a pool put in the black community, actually.
But no "mixed" swimming.

So, yeah..legally the Probate Judge does not "have to" perform marriages. People can still get married in a church, as most of them do.
Last year there were 89 courthouse weddings.
Legally marriage licenses have to be written at the courthouse.

So far 5 county judges have gone on record stating they will not preform marriages anymore.

[missingthebigdog]

3. Yay!

[marym625]

4. YAY!!!!!!!!!

[Terra Alta]

6. Way to go, Alabama.

Happy for those in that state who will finally be able to get married.

Roy Moore and other judges like him can go to hell.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. Sorry to pop your balloon....

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore orders judges not to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore late Sunday ordered all probate judges and employees in Alabama to follow existing state law and not issue or recognize same-sex marriages.

The order from Moore outlines his role as the state's chief judicial officer and says that he is empowered to block any move that will bring chaos and confusion into the system, regardless of federal court orders.

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/alabama_chief_justice_roy_moor_4.html#incart_river

AND Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and Attorney General Luther Strange both have vowed to continue fighting gay marriage in the courts.