Tag: marriage license
Alabama lawmakers vote to stop issuing marriage licenses to prevent same-sex weddings
The bill passed 26-0 in the state Senate on Thursday, 21 March
Lawmakers in Alabama have unanimously voted to stop issuing marriage licenses. This is because some of the state’s judges don’t want to provide marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
What happened?
The Alabama Senate approved this bill on Thursday, 21 March. Sponsored by Republican Sen. Greg Albritton, the bill passed 26-0. It will now move to the state’s House. If passed, Alabama will become the only state where marriage licenses would...
It’s 2018 and a gay couple in New York was denied a marriage license
Governor Cuomo offered to officiate for them
Gay couple Dylan Toften and Thomas Hurd went to the town clerk in Root, New York, a small town outside of Albany, to get their marriage license. They were ready to start their lives together as a wedded couple.
Unfortunately, the town’s clerk, Laurel Eriksen, denied their request — despite the fact that same-sex marriage has been legal in the state of New York since 2011, and the United States at large since 2015.
Toften...
Gay man denied a marriage license by Kim Davis is now running against her
A gay man who was twice denied a marriage license by Kim Davis has thrown his hat in the ring to run against her for county clerk.
David Ermold, an assistant professor of English at the University of Pikeville, announced his plan to run against Davis for the position of Rowan County Clerk in Kentucky.
Davis made headlines in 2015 when she defied a US Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage and refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples....
