On Monday the Supreme Court denied an emergency application from a Kentucky clerk who has been refusing to issue marriage licenses because of her religious objections to same-sex marriage.
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis performs her job at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., Aug. 18, 2015. (ABC)
This morning two gay couples were denied marriage licenses at the Rowan County courthouse in Kentucky.
The Courier-Journal reported:
Two couples were denied marriage licenses Tuesday morning at the Rowan County courthouse, the morning after the U.S. Supreme Court denied clerk Kim Davis’s request for a stay of an order that she issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
An intense standoff ensued as one of the couples demanded to speak with Davis.
Supporters and protesters of Davis had gathered outside well before the courthouse opened.
Christian group holding pray outside Rowan County Courthouse pic.twitter.com/99U10i136n
— Mike Wynn (@MikeWynn_CJ) September 1, 2015
A gay couple was denied a license for the third time this morning.
ICYMI: Gay couple refused marriage license for 3rd time in Rowan County http://t.co/piL1UDLgPB @courierjournal #LGBT #Kentucky
— Mike Wynn (@MikeWynn_CJ) August 28, 2015
James Yates and William Smith Jr. just got denied a license in Rowan County again. #LGBT
— Mike Wynn (@MikeWynn_CJ) September 1, 2015
