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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKentucky: "LOVE HAS WON" --- Gay couple gets Rowan license amid frenzy
Gay couple gets Rowan license amid frenzyWilliam Smith and James Yates obtained a marriage license in Rowan County from Deputy Clerk Brian Mason around 8:15 a.m. Friday.
Yates and Smith had an emotional embrace at the counter as soon as the clerk handed them a license. They shared the same a few moments later with Yates' parents outside, where supporters chanted "love has won."
The couple said they were elated and overwhelmed to obtain their license, a day after Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses following the Supreme Court order allowing gay marriage.
Yates said that no one wanted Davis in jail, they just wanted her to provide the paperwork, and the couple didn't expect to be first in line Friday.
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http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2015/09/04/kim-davis-rowan-county-clerks-marriage-license-friday/71665470/
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kentucky-gay-marriage-first-license-issued
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Kentucky: "LOVE HAS WON" --- Gay couple gets Rowan license amid frenzy (Original Post)
kpete
Sep 2015
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underpants
(182,879 posts)1. Glad to be the first to rec
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)2. So happy for them!
Wonder if that lady who sits next to Kim Davis finally got to have a snack in peace.
Some good Twitter parody accounts out there - try @nexttokimdavis.
brush
(53,862 posts)4. Uh-oh! There's going to be hell to pay when that beyotch gets out of jail
Whoever issued that license is gonna find out Li'l Missy Kim don't play that.
Seriously though, congrats to the couple that got the license.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)5. This is great news...they need a GoFundMe Account...they deserve a...
FABULOUS wedding for all the sh*t they put up with.
LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)7. Congratulations to them
They look happy
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)8. Love wins!
yuiyoshida
(41,861 posts)9. Good for them! Congrats!
Omedetou gozaimasu! May they have a long and happy life.