Monday, May 12, 2014

The Gay Thing: Marriage Equality in Arkansas?

If you weren't paying attention to the news this weekend (like most people), you might not know that gay couples have been marrying in Arkansas. I know! Same-sex marriage in the South! Now, as these things usually go, there will likely be an "emergency" stay issued putting a stop to the weddings, leaving some gays married, and others barred from marrying. How stopping weddings rises to the level of an emergency, I really have no idea. But the fact that the South has been breeched is a fantastic sign for the marriage equality movement.

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ARKANSAS: What Will Happen Tomorrow?

The Associated Press reports that 15 same-sex couples were issued marriage licenses yesterday in Eureka Springs, Arkansas before the office closed at 1PM with many couples still in line. County clerks across the state took part in a conference call yesterday afternoon to discuss what they will do tomorrow. . .

Read more at: Joe.My.God.

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