Virginia Marries Same-Sex Couple They Believed to Be Husband-Wife
Two men married in Virginia in March after one passed as a bride haven't been seen since mid-May, when one of them sought a name change in court and their unusual situation was uncovered.
CNN reports: "Now authorities in Virginia, where same-sex marriages are illegal, are weighing whether to file misdemeanor charges against the couple, Antonio E. Blount, 31, and Justin L. McCain, 18....A prosecutor says the decision to press charges could turn on whether the pair knowingly misled officials when they applied for a license and later, traveled to a courthouse for a ceremony...The pair went to Newport News Circuit Court on March 24 to obtain a marriage license -- McCain appearing as a woman and saying the name 'Justine' before a deputy, said Newport News Circuit Court clerk Rex Davis. McCain produced a Virginia driver's license, but a design quirk -- the 'm' or 'f' for male or female appears directly against a darkened state seal -- meant nobody noticed McCain's gender, Davis said. 'When things are rolling along and you don't have any reason to suspect that somebody is not being completely forthright with you, you might not take the time to check,' said Davis, who issues about 2,200 licenses a year. The same day, the couple traveled 19 miles south to Norfolk, where local marriage commissioner Al Coward performed the ceremony. 'They pawned themselves off as a man and a woman, and they did a very good job,' he said."
Watch the report, AFTER THE JUMP...
Posted Jun. 25,2008 at 11:30 AM EST by Andy Towle in Gay Marriage, News, Virginia | Permalink
Good for them! Fight the flawed system!
Posted by: Travis | Jun 25, 2008 2:10:50 PM
If only Virginia had allowed gay marriage this would not have become a national emergency worthy of CNN's time. Virginia should learn from this and reverse course.
Posted by: anon | Jun 25, 2008 2:27:21 PM
What was failed to mention was that the young woman involved in this cause is transgender. It is hardly a case of two gay guys trying to pull a fast one.
Posted by: gatorbait8503 | Jun 25, 2008 2:27:24 PM
What was failed to mention was that the young woman involved in this cause is transgender. It is hardly a case of two gay guys trying to pull a fast one.
Posted by: gatorbait8503 | Jun 25, 2008 2:28:43 PM
Regardless, it's funny as shit.
Posted by: Paul R | Jun 25, 2008 2:31:23 PM
McCain, huh? Any relation?
Posted by: MikeinSanJose | Jun 25, 2008 3:59:24 PM
Yeah, bad reporting. They act like it's two gay men trying to "pull a fast one," but I think there's more to it than that...
Posted by: Lia | Jun 25, 2008 6:50:46 PM
Do you think they'd let me marry Wolf Blitzer in Virginia?
Posted by: Compassionate Badger | Jun 25, 2008 7:58:48 PM
MY NAME IS MICHAEL BUT MY TRANSEXUAUL NAME IS KIAYIA AKA K ANY ONE CAN GET MARRIED IF THE LOVE ONE OF EACH OTHER
Posted by: MICHALE | Aug 20, 2009 1:35:01 PM