Oh, the sound of popping heads - Miami judge approves early start to Florida's gay weddings

[RKP5637]

This will have the haters in an apocalyptic popping of heads!

MIAMI (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that same-sex couples can immediately start getting marriage licenses in Miami-Dade County, getting a jump-start on Florida's entry as the 36th state where gay marriages are legal statewide.

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Florida-gay-marriage-ban-heads-for-midnight-end-5993859.php

[el_bryanto]

1. Apparently a number of clerks are also discontinuing providing marriage ceremonies

at the courthouse. From the Tampa Bay Tribune.

As gay marriage comes to Florida, Pasco County's clerk of court is among a growing number of clerks who are refusing to hold courthouse marriage ceremonies.

Rather than extend the practice to gay couples, they are ending it entirely.

From as far west as Santa Rosa County to as far east as Duval County, much of North Florida is opting out. But in the Tampa Bay area, home to the largest gay pride celebration in the southeastern United States, only the Pasco clerk has chosen that route.

Of course many other clerks are gearing up to perform gay marriage ceremonies in the courthouses.

Bryant

[RKP5637]

3. I'm not surprised, there will always be haters. n/t

[el_bryanto]

5. It's a tricky thing

I think there are people on all sides of this issue; and reacting to it for different reasons - i mean I feel like they should do what they have done - but there are a lot of northern counties where the gay marriage ban passed with 80% support - some Clerks in those counties are standing up for what's right - but I believe that others are probably just not wanting to give their political enemies a tool in the upcoming elections.

Bryant

[RKP5637]

6. Yep! I also think that was the case with Bondi and Scott. They wanted it as

not on my watch, we did not support it. I've heard in areas on the west coast the clerks are going all out to support it and welcoming it.

[shenmue]

2. Mawwiage. Wuv, troo wuv.

Take that, Pam Bondi! Duh!

[uppityperson]

4. is wat bwings us togevah

[brer cat]

7. I just love the sound of popping heads,

especially republican ones...all that hot air just floating out.

K&R

[RKP5637]

8. I love your kitty gif, so cute! n/t

[TorchTheWitch]

9. awesome!

The 36th state to get a clue.

With every state that gets it the more jump on the band wagon. What a fabulous day it will be when it becomes nation wide.

[RKP5637]

10. It's getting there! I've been surprised! Hopefully soon it will be nationwide! n/t

[TorchTheWitch]

11. I'm more surprised by the states that have approved same-sex marriages

Utah, Kansas, Alaska??? Not at all what I'd expected, and there's many blue states that haven't yet.

I think it will be soon that it's nation wide (though "soon" is relative I'm guessing a couple of years - maybe it will be less than that!). The more states approve then the more will want to also. I even think there will be a race to not be known as the last one. Getting so far past the halfway point is fantastic! It's one thing to say "only half" and quite another to have to say "most". I figure that once something becomes "most" the floodgates open.

I'm thrilled to bits that my gay brother will see it become nation wide not only in his lifetime but soon! During the Bush & Other Cretins era when they were loudly trying to pass an amendment banning same-sex marriages nation wide it seemed so hopeless. And now here we are with the THIRTY-SIXTH state approving!