Since January 1st, 26 LGBT couples from across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee have stood up for marriage equality in their home states. The WE DO Campaign involves LGBT couples in the Southern communities where they live requesting – and being denied – marriage licenses in order to call for full equality under federal law and to resist unjust state laws.
The WE DO Campaign will be in Wilson and Winston-Salem, N.C. on January 14th. You can send a message of support to the couples here.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
On January 2nd, in Hattiesburg five LGBT couples applied for marriage licenses. Sara and Lynn, Kristen and Jenna, Leiana and Alison, Amanda and Barbara (Bee), and Rolanda and Dawn. All five couples were denied.
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Mobile, Alabama On January 4th, two LGBT couples will applied for marriage licenses in Mobile, Alabama as part of the WE DO Campaign. Cari and Kim, and Sondra and Jan, took this action, knowing they will be denied, as an expression of love and as a call for full equality under the law. Watch the coverage by WPMI TV, the NBC affiliate in Mobile here.
Decatur, Georgia On January 7th, five LGBT couples in Decatur, Georgia applied for and were denied marriage licenses. Thank you; Beth and Sally; Daphne and Kim; Linda and Cathy; Rob and Jens; and Megan and Amanda.
Morristown, Tennessee Matt and Raymie live in White Pine, Tennessee. On January 9th, they applied for a marriage license as part of the WE DO Campaign at the courthouse in their county seat – Morristown, Tennessee.WVLT VOLUNTEER TV Knoxville, TN:
Greenville, South Carolina
On January 11th, six LGBT couples that live in the UpState applied for marriage licenses. Thank you to: Ivy and Misha; Mark and Craig; Jenn and Susan; Ra’Shawn and Kelvin; Deb and MaryAnn; and Nikki and Jody for taking a stand for equality.
Asheville, North Carolina
Later that afternoon on the 11th, seven LGBT couples applied at the Buncombe County Register of Deeds office. For some of the couples, this was there third time applying. Allison and Mary; Amy and Becky; Brande and Brandi; Deb and Mary; Elizabeth and Kathryn; Angie and Jan; and Betsy and Shuli stood up for equality.
You can watch the coverage from WLOS Channel 13 here.
