AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Same-sex couples in Texas begin obtaining marriage licenses from county clerks.
In Travis County, Texas, Gena Dawson and Charlotte Rutherford were the first same-sex couple in the state to receive a marriage license, within two hours of the ruling.
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I’m happy for Texans, just as I am for people all around the country!
Congrats and good luck!
I hope this photo of a happy, acknowledged couple appears on the front pages of all Texas newspapers. Let the hypocritical, holier-than-thou Texans freak out. I will never understand how people can object to any human being having someone who loves and cares for him/her. As a society, we all benefit from this ruling.
Ouch! That’s gotta hurt for all those yahoo Republicans in the state legislature who threatened any clerks issuing marriage certs to same-sex couples. Their tantrums didn’t even make it past lunch!
Congrats to all who will now be able to marry, if they so chose.
As a native Texan, now married to my husband for the last four years and living in Florida, I am SO excited about today’s ruling. Although we are celebrating our 32nd anniversary this coming July 24, our marriage in New York four years ago was not recognized by my home state of Texas until today. Now when I go back to visit with my family, my husband can accompany me AS my husband, not as a “friend.” We know we are celebrating a momentous occasion today, but the real battle for hearts and minds continues.
Just last night as we sat having dinner, two of the comedians at the restaurant’s comedy night event told homophobic jokes that received applause from many in the audience made up of decidedly conservative patrons from this very red part of Southwest Florida. I was wearing my equality cap form Human Rights org, and the waiter serving us could tell how uncomfortable we were at hearing the jokes made in poor taste. We finished our meal and left in the middle of the show, and as we did, I thought to myself, “Tonight I have to sit here and listen to this even as tomorrow we may be celebrating an historic ruling from the Supreme Court affirming our equality as a married couple.” And today we can pop the champagne in celebrating that ruling. But we must not forget that a court ruling will not overturn the bigotry and hatred that many still feel towards us as gay Americans. The battle has been won, but the war continues – sad to say.