After SCOTUS Decision, First Same-Sex Couples Wed In Five New States

After SCOTUS Decision, First Same-Sex Couples Wed In Five New States

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) couples across Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin scrambled to tie the knot Oct. 6 after t he U.S. Supreme Court rejected appeals from those five states which sought to prohibit same-sex marriages.

Just hours later, county clerks in those five states began issuing marriage licenses to those couples -- and their impromptu ceremonies, as seen on social media, are just heartwarming.

The flurry of marriage equality victories doesn't seem likely to end anytime soon, as Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming are in the same judicial circuits and must abide by the appellate rulings that were put on hold pending the Supreme Court's review. When all is said and done in those states (which could happen in short order, according to the Associated Press), same-sex marriage will be legal in 30 states and the District of Columbia.

Check out photos of the first same-sex couples to receive marriage licenses below. Congrats, all!
VIRGINIA

Another happy couple... Marriage license in hand. They've been together 8 years. pic.twitter.com/leTZ3XpHZK

- Kristin Smith (@kristin8news) October 6, 2014

First gay couple to get paperwork pic.twitter.com/vh7Gbwgqw8

- Graham Moomaw (@gmoomaw) October 6, 2014

UTAH

@SLCoClerk issuing licenses again for #samesexmarriage #marriageequality #lgbt #utah pic.twitter.com/rDZxF3IFrh

- Nate Currey (@ncurrey) October 6, 2014

OKLAHOMA

More pics from Oklahoma County's first few same-sex couples pic.twitter.com/VEkCTzma4E

- Ben Felder (@benfelder_okg) October 6, 2014

More reporters than people seeking marriage licenses. pic.twitter.com/mjvLJwS3QM

- Jerry Wofford (@jerrywofford) October 6, 2014

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