Tuesday, November 18, 2014

IT'S OVER - South Carolina can begin marrying same-sex couples on Thursday


While members of the religious right are in Rome acting the fool in front of the Pope, in America marriage equality has crossed a HUGE plateau down South:

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today denied the State of South Carolina’s motion to stay last week’s U.S. District Court ruling striking down the state’s discriminatory marriage ban, setting the stage for marriages to begin for same-sex couples at noon on Thursday, Nov. 20.

South Carolina’s Attorney General filed a motion for an emergency stay to delay marriages following a ruling by the U. S. District Court for the District of South Carolina striking down the state’s discriminatory marriage ban in accordance with the Fourth Circuit’s earlier decision striking down a similar ban in Virginia.

"The end game is clear - marriage will soon be available for same-sex couples in South Carolina. This is a great victory for same-sex couples and their families because it removes one more hurdle to finally walking down the aisle," said Beth Littrell, Senior Attorney in Lambda Legal’s Southern Regional Office based in Atlanta.

“We urge the Attorney General to stop trying to delay the inevitable - their actions are damaging to families they were elected to protect,” said South Carolina Equality lawyer Malissa Burnette, partner at Callison Tighe & Robinson.

“We are ecstatic as we get ready to go pick up our license at Noon on Thursday,” said Lambda Legal client Colleen Condon.

In honor of the inevitable and for those who fought hard for marriage equality in South Carolina, some praise shouting:

 

3 comments:

steevee said...

Congratulations! I hope you find a future husband soon!

Erica Cook said...

She looks like she's having fun, but my first thought is, why do people who do this think that pagan rights are too out there? Just saying. In any case, I hope things keep on the right track.

Anonymous said...

It's not quite over, Wilson's asked SCOTUS for a stay and they'll probably granted a temporary one while the full court considers it, then they'll deny the stay and SSM will have finally come to SC. This is the basic procedure of Kansas, Idaho, and Alaska.

Now Kansas just needs a swift kick in the pants so they'll start acknowledging the new rule of law in all the counties, and Montana needs to be brought in line.