After the Supreme Court declined to hear same sex marriage cases in Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Indiana on Monday, clerks in all five states quickly began issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.
Nicole Pries, center left, and Lindsey Oliver of Richmond kiss each other as they celebrate their same-sex marriage outside of the John Marshall Courts Building in Richmond, Va., on Monday. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Daniel Sangjib Min)
Donald Durst, left, and Michael Wolfe walked back to their car after legalizing their marriage license at the city’s Circuit Court office Monday in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, The’ N. Pham)
Jennifer Melsop, 26, left, and Erika Turner, 26, from Centreville, Va., embrace after they were officially pronounced married by Rev. Linda Olson Peebles, center, who officiated their marriage in front of the Arlington County Courthouse in Arlington, Va., Monday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Gregory Enke and spouse Ariel Ulloa celebrate after getting married at the Salt Lake County clerk’s office in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Katie Burris, left, and her partner Evangeline Cook embrace after receiving their marriage license at the Marion County Clerks office in Indianapolis, Monday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Sara Yarbrough, and Lauren Tidwell, wait for their paperwork to be processed at the Oklahoma County Annex Building while applying for a marriage license Monday. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Paul B. Southerland)
