This is an edited clip of reactions as the Supreme Court DOMA/Prop 8 decisions were announced. You’ll hear from friends and family of Jody Mock & Beth Kerrigan, one of the original plaintiff couples in the case in Connecticut that won same-sex marriage (Kerrigan is present wearing the Love Makes A Family t-shirt).
*NOTE - Turn your volume down, as there is a lot of screaming.
CT Gay Marriage Plaintiff Celebrates Supreme Court Decisions
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Carol Buckheit, Tracy Wilson and her wife, CT State Senator Beth Bye react to the Supreme Court's ruling that struck down DOMA.
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A rainbow flag is hung in the dining room of the Kerrigan/Mock home.
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A bottle of sparkling wine waits on the kitchen table at the Kerrigan/Mock home. The couple were an original pair of plaintiffs in the CT court case that won gay marriage in the state.
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CT State Senator Beth Bye talks to Jody Mock & Beth Kerrigan's children about what the anticipated Supreme Court decisions mean.
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A note on the Kerrigan/Mock refrigerator.
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The Supreme Court's rulings on DOMA were due at 10 am.
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Carol Buckheit, Tracy Wilson and her wife, CT State Senator Beth Bye, Jamey Bell, Jamie Mills, and Beth Kerrigan react to the Supreme Court's ruling on DOMA.
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Carol Buckheit, Tracy Wilson and her wife, CT State Senator Beth Bye, Jamey Bell, Jamie Mills, and Beth Kerrigan celebrate the Supreme Court's rulings with her children and a family friend.
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Carol Buckheit (previously Exec. Director of CT Gay Marriage group Love Makes A Family, now disbanded after winning their court battle) reacts to the Supreme Court rulings with friend, Tracy Wilson.
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The cork of a bottle of sparkling wine the friends opened in celebration of the ruling.
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CT State Senator Beth Bye joins Beth Kerrigan as she calls her wife, Jody Mock, who was at work, to celebrate the news.
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