Friday, May 11, 2012

Lesbian Seeking Marriage License Arrested in NC; Mary Jamis Refused to Leave County Deeds Office

The Newser website reports today (May 11, 2012) that a lesbian  -- who refused to leave a North Caroline government office without a wedding license -- was taken away in handcuffs yesterday, after what organizers say was the first of many protests against the state's newly passed gay marriage ban.

"My wife and I have been together for nine years," one woman told the clerk after asking him to write "denied" on the application form.

Mary Jamis, 52, and a heterosexual friend were arrested -- and charged with second-degree trespass -- after staging a sit-in when Jamis was denied a marriage license.

The arrest occurred at the Forsyth County Register of Deeds office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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