Travis County Clerk and judges are celebrating marriage equality anniversary

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges affirmed the national right to same-sex marriage. And this year on June 22 through the end of the month, the Travis County Clerk’s Office and Travis County judges will be offering free wedding ceremonies in celebration of Pride Month and nine years of marriage equality. Last year’s inaugural one-day event proved to be popular, so this year’s celebration has expanded. Couples wishing to marry during the County’s Marriage Equality Week Celebration (June 22, 24, 26 and 28) must schedule an appointment via a form on the County Clerk’s website. And they must obtain a marriage license from the Travis County Clerk’s office in advance to comply with the 72-hour waiting period requirement. “In February 2015, the Travis County Clerk’s office issued Texas’s first marriage license to a same-sex couple,” Travis County Clerk Dyana Limon-Mercado said. “Amid ongoing extreme attacks on the LGBTQ+ community from the Texas State Legislature, our office remains committed to supporting and celebrating the rights of all Texans, including the right to marry who they love, regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression.”