Same-Sex Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses in Arlington on Valentine's Day
The couples applied for the licenses to show support for gay marriage in Virginia.
On Valentine’s Day, local same-sex couples made the symbolic gesture of applying for a marriage license at the Arlington County Courthouse. While they know that same-sex marriage is banned in Virginia, they gathered to tell their love stories and express support of gay marriage. “We love each other very much, all we want is equal rights,” said Peggy Mangum, who applied for a marriage license with her partner, Cindy Smith. The couple has been together for 19 years, and both are longtime Arlington County residents. “We want to have a say in our own lives,” Smith said. The People of Faith for Equality in Virginia and Equality Virginia, an interfaith advocacy group that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, sponsored the …
L. Botta
10:03 am on Saturday, February 16, 2013
The Old Dominion's history has been a historical conflict between progressive forces and a backwards, evil and vengeful, vindictive conservatism. Virginia was ground zero in establishing religious freedom in the face of even violent opposition. Virginia was ground zero in the ignominious death of the Confederacy that claimed almost a million lives. It was ground zero in the woman's suffrage … more ›