Sara Sills at the Mobile County probate office in Mobile, Alabama, on the day the county began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Her partner, Kay Hedgepeth, is seated beside her. After receiving a license from the probate office, the two were married next door at Government Plaza. Judge Don Davis had closed the county's marriage license office on February 9, 2015, the day a federal court ruling striking down Alabama'...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Christiane Robinson Photograph and Video Collection |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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Her partner, Kay Hedgepeth, is seated beside her. After receiving a license from the probate office, the two were married next door at Government Plaza. Judge Don Davis had closed the county's marriage license office on February 9, 2015, the day a federal court ruling striking down Alabama's same-sex marriage ban was to go into effect. After four couples were denied licenses, they appealed to U.S. District Judge Callie V. S. Granade, who ordered Judge Davis to comply immediately on February 12. |
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LPP125_20150212_MobileCountyProbateCourt_0015Sara Sills at the Mobile County probate office in Mobile, Alabama, on the day the county began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.Her partner, Kay Hedgepeth, is seated beside her. After receiving a license from the probate office, the two were married next door at Government Plaza. Judge Don Davis had closed the county's marriage license office on February 9, 2015, the day a federal court ruling striking down Alabama's same-sex marriage ban was to go into effect. After four couples were denied licenses, they appealed to U.S. District Judge Callie V. S. Granade, who ordered Judge Davis to comply immediately on February 12.2015-02-122010-2019Robinson, ChristianeHedgepeth, Kay; Sills, Sara; LGBTQ rights--Alabama; Same-sex marriage--Alabama; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)Still imageDigital photographsRobinson, ChristianeChristiane Robinson photograph and video collectionLPP125Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and HistorySame-Sex Marriage at Mobile County Probate (February 12, 2015)http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/robinson/id/2026 |
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Sara Sills at the Mobile County probate office in Mobile, Alabama, on the day the county began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. |
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Sara Sills at the Mobile County probate office in Mobile, Alabama, on the day the county began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Robinson, Christiane |
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Sara Sills at the Mobile County probate office in Mobile, Alabama, on the day the county began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. |
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Robinson, Christiane |
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Robinson, Christiane |
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Hedgepeth, Kay; Sills, Sara; LGBTQ rights--Alabama; Same-sex marriage--Alabama; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.) |
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