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PHOTOS: Alabama Couples Get Hitched, With a Few Hitches
Same-sex couples from across the state of Alabama are flocking to tie the knot after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute attempt to deny marriage certificates to them.
There are still issues with enforcing marriage rights, as antigay state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore on Sunday ordered probate judges, who handle marriage licenses in the state, not to grant licenses to same-sex couples. One couple, Tiffany Morrison and Melina Akens, were denied a marriage license by a judge, citing Moore's order (which the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Monday morning). Nonetheless, most couples across the state are able to wed as of Monday. Here are a few of their happy faces:
\u201cAlabama courthouses begin issuing licenses to loving, committed same-sex couples. #ALMarriage https://t.co/ktGrdwrjXG\u201d— Human Rights Campaign (@Human Rights Campaign) 1423492074
\u201cRep Patricia Todd is on the ground here in Birmingham, Alabama with our Board Chair Ben Cooper! #ALMarriage #LoveWins\u201d— Equality Alabama (@Equality Alabama) 1423500141
\u201cFirst same-sex couples married in Etowah County: https://t.co/bproLy2swo #ALmarriage\u201d— AL.com Birmingham (@AL.com Birmingham) 1423502741
\u201cCouple told they can\u2019t marry in Anniston drive instead to Gadsden, Roy Moore\u2019s hometown #ALMarriage h/t @AnnistonStar\u201d— Southern Poverty Law Center (@Southern Poverty Law Center) 1423499203
\u201cDee & Laura Bush, together 7 years & raising 2 kids in Birmingham! Congrats! #ALMarriage! https://t.co/oPBJj531DC\u201d— Equality Alabama (@Equality Alabama) 1423486820
\u201cPat & Curtis met in high school and have been together for 30 years! Waiting for license in Birmingham #ALMarriage\u201d— Equality Alabama (@Equality Alabama) 1423487439
\u201cJosh & Greg in Birmingham have been together 10 years - Saturday, #ValentinesDay, is their anniversary! #ALMarriage\u201d— Equality Alabama (@Equality Alabama) 1423486644
\u201cFirst same-sex couple wed in Huntsville, Alabama. #ALmarriage\u201d— WesWilson \ud83d\udc7b (@WesWilson \ud83d\udc7b) 1423503885
\u201cFirst couple wed in Birmingham, #ALMarriage Dee and Laura Bush https://t.co/t4ox8WB3de #LoveCantWait via @HRC\u201d— Human Rights Campaign (@Human Rights Campaign) 1423493228
