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Oct 11, 2018

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a 5-4 decision declared same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. In our episode today, we talk with the first couple to marry after the court's decision, Petrina Bloodworth and Emma Foulkes, a same-sex couple living in Atlanta, GA. They talk about how Jeff Graham, executive director of Georgia Equality, A LGBT advocacy organization helped them initiate the process, describe what it was like to wait until the passing of the law, and what married life looks like today.

Georgia Equality Calls Supreme Court Ruling On Gay Marriage "National Victory"
http://www.gpb.org/news/2015/06/26/georgia-equality-calls-supreme-court-ruling-on-gay-marriage-national-victory

Gay Marriage Comes to Georgia
http://specials.myajc.com/gay-marriage/

Same-Sex Couples Begin Marriages In Fulton County Courthouse
https://www.wabe.org/same-sex-couples-begin-marriages-fulton-county-courthouse/