PHOTOS: Florida Kisses for Equality
BY SARAH KILBORNE
Last August, U. S. District Judge Robert Hinkle declared Florida’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. Citing the 14th Amendment’s due process and equal protections clause, Hinkle wrote unequivocally that, “Marriage is a fundamental right.” After a lengthy stay, his ruling went into effect January 6, making Florida the 36th state to embrace same-sex marriage.
As a fourth-generation Floridian, I am ecstatic for my home state where, as a child, I was as likely to see a gay couple as a snowman. Already, more than a 1,000 couples have been married in the nation’s third most populous state, with hundreds more renewing their vows from previous out-of-state weddings.
The Kiss for Equality campaign documents couples proclaiming their love publicly as a clarion call for marriage equality worldwide, and shared these photos of Floridian newlyweds celebrating the freedom to marry in the Sunshine State:
Kirk Edward and Kevin Rew
Kirk and Kevin were married at Smathers Beach, in Key West, Fla., on January 24. Three years ago they met at a bar and exchanged numbers. They were married one day after the third anniversary of their first date.
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