Ever since the 2015 US supreme court decision legalized same-sex marriages nationwide, partners Alicia Verdier and Erin Hansen had planned to get hitched. Hundreds of people called the helpline of Lambda Legal, a legal group for the civil rights of the LGBT community, worried about same-sex marriage laws. Taylor says she is aware of many same-sex couples who pushed wedding dates forward in order to get married before the Trump inauguration. Overturning the same-sex marriage decision would be very unlikely – and would face a strong legal and public challenge. “It’s an empty gesture of sorts, to try and align your wedding date with a particular date, but it feels important,” explained Verdier.

Source: The Guardian January 19, 2017 16:24 UTC