Alabama minister arrested after offering to perform same-sex marriage
A minister in Autauga County, Alabama, was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct on Tuesday after she offered to perform a same-sex marriage.
Anne Susan Diprizio was arrested after refusing to leave the office of an Autauga County probate judge. She offered to perform an in-office marriage ceremony for a couple who had received a marriage license from the probate office.
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