FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Washington County has begun issuing wedding licenses to same-sex couples after a circuit judge in Pulaski County overturned the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage.
Washington County Clerk Becky Lewallen says 23 licenses were issued Monday morning to same-sex couples. Another license was issued to a heterosexual couple Monday morning as well.
Couples began lining up before the courthouse opened Monday, with one couple arriving at 2:30 a.m. Many couples immediately wed outside the courthouse after receiving the licenses.
The crowds cleared out after about 30 minutes Monday morning.
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Washington, Pulaski and Carroll counties are now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Several counties have refused to do so, saying the Arkansas Supreme Court must weigh in.
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