The US supreme court is set to hear four cases on Tuesday, the outcome of which could have a historic impact on the ability of same-sex couples across the country to legally marry.
In Obergefell v Hodges, which is the four cases consolidated together, the supreme court justices must essentially decide two things: if the 14th amendment requires states to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples, and if it requires states to recognise the marriages of same-sex couples who lawfully wed outside that state.
Same-sex marriage is now legal in 37 states plus the District of Columbia. Thousands of couples have tied the knot as bans have been struck down, like Tori and Shanté Wolfe-Sisson of Alabama (where same-sex marriage is still not fully legal) who defied deeply held social prejudices in order to wed.
To put a human face on this legal issue, we’re putting together a “wedding album” featuring same-sex couples like Tori and Shanté from across the country for whom the freedom to marry has been, or could be, a life-changing event – and we want to feature your pictures!
Send us a wedding photo from your big day and a short paragraph about what being legally able to marry has meant to you and your spouse by clicking the Contribute button above. And if you aren’t legally able to marry yet, send in a photo of yourselves too, and tell us what having this right would mean for you. We’ll incorporate the best of them into our coverage of these historic cases.
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