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Newlywed Photos That Will Make Kim Davis's Head Spin
Newlywed Photos That Will Make Kim Davis's Head Spin
More than 70 days after the U.S. Supreme Court made marriage equality the law of the land, same-sex couples were finally able to legally marry this morning in Rowan County, Ky.
The long-awaited moment signals the end (for now) of a legal standoff between the couples seeking to marry and antigay County Clerk Kim Davis, who remains in jail after refusing to abide by a federal court order that she issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Among the first same-sex couples to obtain a marriage license this morning in Rowan County were April Miller and Karen Roberts, one of the four couples (two straight, two gay) who filed a federal lawsuit against Davis after she ordered her deputy clerks to cease issuing licenses to any couple in order to avoid licensing same-sex couples.
\u201cIt took a lawsuit against #RowanCounty clerk #KimDavis but April Miller & Karen Reynolds get their marriage license\u201d— Toni Konz Tatman (@Toni Konz Tatman) 1441383465
Louisville-based reporter Toni Konz of local Fox affiliate WDRB was on the scene in Morehead, Ky., today, snapping photos of the same-sex couples who received marriage licenses, in addition to the angry protesters -- including Davis's husband, Joe, who was the first to arrive at the courthouse this morning -- who called the newlyweds "perverts."
Find below some of our favorite moments from the Rowan County Clerk's office this morning, collected here in hopes that Kim Davis will someday look back on today and realize the end times are not upon us, simply because #LoveWins.
\u201cThey're married! #RowanCounty #KY #LoveWins\u201d— @DCHomos (@@DCHomos) 1441369278
\u201cHere's Dr. April Miller and Karen Roberts presenting their marriage certificate to the public. #KimDavis is in jail.\u201d— Jim Higdon (@Jim Higdon) 1441383349
\u201cSecond gay couple receives marriage license. #KimDavis' name not on it. #RowanCounty\u201d— Claire Crouch (@Claire Crouch) 1441375031
\u201cMore pictures as Michael Long & Tim Long leave #RowanCounty courthouse w/marriage license https://t.co/eStv2eC4bA\u201d— Toni Konz Tatman (@Toni Konz Tatman) 1441374780
\u201cFlowers given to the deputy clerk who was sitting @nexttokimdavis (before #KimDavis went to jail) #RowanCounty\u201d— Toni Konz Tatman (@Toni Konz Tatman) 1441387110
Of course, there were some Davis supporters on hand in Morehead, set on trying to ruin the celebration:
\u201c"Y'all are going straight to hell!" man yelled as 2nd couple got marriage license https://t.co/Qtk2z0TQCZ #RowanCounty\u201d— Toni Konz Tatman (@Toni Konz Tatman) 1441375714
\u201cScene outside #RowanCounty court house. "Preachers must stand up to this." #KimDavis\u201d— Eyder Peralta (@Eyder Peralta) 1441370065
Ultimately, though, the sun rose today on a more fair Kentucky.
\u201cSun was rising as James Yates & William Smith left #RowanCounty courthouse after getting marriage license @WDRBNews\u201d— Toni Konz Tatman (@Toni Konz Tatman) 1441377455
