I'm sorry for my ignorance hehe but can Ky county clerks be impeached or removed from office by the state legislature? Kim Davis's irresponsible actions will probably cause Rowan County taxpayers a huge bill in attorney fees and contempt fines. That would be, IMHO, a sufficient cause to remove her from her highly paying job.

Well... that's a really tempting offer hahaha right behind Rick or maybe right ahead of the prince of Minas Tirith

Watching that video made me sick :( Those couples shouldn't have to be dealing with this inefficient clerk and her so-called "God's authority"

Where does this line end? I love popcorn, choco chip cookies and I'm looking forward to finding the suitable "candidate" for marriage :P

Hi Rose! Hope you get well soon! We miss u a lot over here :)

I don't know why, but medical exams have always terrified me hahaha (I passed out the last time I had a blood test, so you can imagine).

I'm really glad everything went well in the surgery and that soon you'll have a 100% functional knee! :) Needless to say, we'll be all rooting for you and cheering you up during your recovery.

PD: By the way, have you heard about the Kentucky clerk case? I read that she's still not issuing licenses to anyone despite a District Court's order :s That woman reminds me of a phrase you always tell us "stupid should hurt" hehehe

By the way, I've always been curious as to why the Obama administration hasn't been more active in the issue of nominating Circuit Judges. I think that currently there are 2 vacancies in the 3rd Circuit, 2 in the 5th, 1 in the 6th, 2 in the 7th, 1 in the 8th and 1 in the 11th, however, the only current nominee is Judge Restrepo for a seat in CA3, whose nomination was stalled in the Judiciary committee until recently and is now pending a vote by the Senate.

I'm sure Mitch McConnell and his fellow republicans would do anything they can in order to prevent more Obama nominees from being confirmed, however I think the President should at least try to nominate some candidates so the voters realize it's the GOP who's stalling the whole process.

Thanks for the info VIRick! :) It is refreshing to learn that several LGBT brothers and sisters from my dear Venezuela are finally receiving the equal treatment each and every one of us deserve :) I'm so looking forward to seeing the pictures of the happy couples!

By the way, my twitter account is @AndresM11 hope we can all stay in touch through social media :)

Hi guys!! I just learned per the Equality Case Files twitter that the Eight Circuit finally realesed their opinions affirming the District Court's rulings in South Dakota, Nebraska and Arkansas and denying the motions to dismiss as moot present by the States :D

Another day, another victory! I really hope this site stays active so I can keep in touch with Tony, VIRick, Raga, Rose and the rest of the people who make this place so special for a lawyer living in a place like Venezuela :)

Hey guys! I can write with first-hand knowledge about this issue since I live in the beautiful (but sadly on the way to communism) country known as Venezuela.

The movement for LGBT rights has advanced slowly but steadily in the past few years (I remember going to a movie theater 10 years ago to watch Brokeback Mountain and leaving disgusted after watching people laugh really hard and scream rude words when they kissed, like it was some kind of comedy).

Our society is deeply religious and sexist and, to top it all off, our judiciary is just a puppet of the executive power (our former chief justice Luisa Estella Morales once said that the separation of powers "weakens" the state and several justices are openly enthusiastic about the ruling party).

So, to sum it all up, everything the Judiciary or Legislative branches do is probably because the Executive need it to advance some kind of ulterior interest.

However, you never know what's going to happen next in here. Recently, the president of the Parliament (National Assembly) said it was time to move forward with LGBT rights. So, given the way our ruling party behaves, they could probably move some kind of legislation if it could benefit them in the upcoming elections. (I wouldn't count on this, since their political base tends to be anything but progressive or kind-hearted towards others).

I wouldn't hold my hopes up, but if they end up passing some kind of legislation regarding our rights, it would be a beautiful surprise among the tense atmosphere in which we live in :) Anyway, I'll keep you updated while we continue to watch the great developments in LGBT rights in our world <3

I guess that might be a sign that the "Kingdom" of Minas Tirith and the Virgin Islands are meant to merge someday *-*