Matt Lord - Gay Marriage in Alabama

Bree Roberts, a University of Montevallo employee with the Disability Support Services, was finally able to make one of her dreams come true on January 23, 2015 when Alabama finally legalized same-sex marriage. After living together for many years, Bree and her wife, Emily, tied the knot as soon as they had free time, getting married at a Shelby County courthouse.

They have enjoyed support from their family and friends, but now their marriage might be in jeopardy, due to Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore cutting off same-sex marriage opportunities in the state.

On March 3, 2015, Roy Moore ordered a halt to all same-sex marriages in the state of Alabama. So far, all same-sex marriages that were finalized before the halt are still recognized by the state, but the future of same-sex marriage in Alabama is now in limbo. 

Before the halt began, some ministers throughout the state were already showing their own opinion of the new law: they refused to perform any marriages, same-sex or opposite-sex, so they could not be forced to comply with state law and perform same-sex marriages.

 

It is as of yet unknown what the final decision on same-sex marriages will be and how long this halt on marriages will last. For now, though, Bree and Emily are enjoying their new life as a married couple, and are living happily with their pet cats.