![]() We’ve very, very grateful to share this moment with you, here in our hometown.” “I genuinely, from the bottom of my heart,thank all of my brothers and sisters who have come out tonight to support us,”Depee said. Residents brought their rainbow flags to the celebration on the Square where Denton’s first same-sex marriage took place. The crowd cheered after the couple exchanged rings, kissed and embraced. “I knew we were going to have marriage equality in Texas because in the week leading up to this we’ve had amazing rainbows in the sky,” Unitarian minister Pamela Wat said. Their marriage was the centerpiece of a marriage equality rally held in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling earlier today, and Denton County’s subsequent refusal to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. ![]() – Denton County Clerk Juli Luke begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses to couples, although Luke says it contradicts her religious beliefs.ĩ:14 p.m – Bubbles and raindrops landed on the crowd of more than 100 people gathered to watch Angelia Ford and Ellen Depee get married in front of the Courthouse on the Square Friday evening. – Whitney Hennen and Sara Bollinger become the first couple in the county to receive their marriage license, though another couple, who did not talk to reporters, had their paperwork processed before Hennen and Bollinger.Ĩ:31 a.m.
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