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Celebrate Marriage Equality by getting hitched
Friday, June 2, 2023 by Tai Moses
Planning on getting married? You and your beloved might want to wait for June 26, when the Travis County Clerk’s Office plans to hold free wedding ceremonies, conducted by Judge Nicholas Chu, to celebrate Pride Month and the eighth anniversary of Marriage Equality. Couples that would like to get hitched during the Marriage Equality Day Celebration should schedule an appointment on the county clerk’s website and get their marriage license by June 22 in order to meet the 72-hour waiting period deadline. The ceremonies will be held at the clerk’s office at 5501 Airport Blvd. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The wedding parties may include up to 10 people and should arrive 15 minutes before their appointment. Travis County Clerk Dyana Limon-Mercado said, “In February 2015 the Travis County Clerk’s office issued the first marriage license to a same-sex couple in Texas. In the face of extreme attacks on the LGBTQ+ community from the Texas State Legislature, our office will continue to support and celebrate the rights of all Texans to participate fully in our society, including the right to marry whoever they love, regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression.”
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