Tomorrow Molly and April will walk into the Probate Judge’s office in Mobile County, Alabama and ask for a marriage license.
They should be served. But as of this morning, all 67 counties across Alabama are refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
On Tuesday night, the Alabama Supreme Court ordered a halt to same-sex marriages in the state – a blatant expression of animus. Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry and one of the legal architects behind marriage equality, said of the ruling:
The Alabama Supreme Court has done a disservice to itself, not to mention a massive injustice to the people of Alabama, in allowing itself to be used to temporarily obstruct the freedom to marry and the enforcement of the constitution’s guarantees. This flouting of the Constitution and travesty of justice will not stand.
Molly and April have been together for 7 years. Their wedding is set for March 25, but because Alabama is violating federal law, they don’t know whether they will receive a marriage license in their home state.
Imagine what this would feel like – the uncertainty, the injustice, knowing that your home state is using its power to discriminate against you. In the face of all this, may the love and courage Molly and April be an inspiration to us all.
We know that ultimately the U.S. Supreme Court will resolve these issues for all 50 states. But, as many have said, justice delayed is justice denied. That’s why the Campaign for Southern Equality has organized tomorrow’s WE DO action in Mobile. We will go back to the counter again and again until we are served and treated as full, equal citizens.
Click here to send a message of support to Molly and April and thank them for their courage.
