Same-sex couples across the South are already getting married
The Campaign for Southern Equality is following dozens of same-sex couples who are already getting married in the South — where, prior to today's historic Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide, same-sex marriages had largely been banned. By the look of things, however, many courthouses had been prepared for the ruling.
Here's the scene in Mississippi:
And Arkansas:
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