A married gay couple’s visit to a driver’s licensing office highlights Georgia’s struggles with same-sex marriage after a landmark Supreme Court decision and creates an unlikely flash point in the gay rights debate.
It happened this month when newlywed Danielle McCollum visited the state Department of Driver Services office in Sandy Springs to try to add her wife’s last name to her driver’s license. The 24-year-old’s encounter led to a standoff between civil rights groups and government officials who say they’re restricted by the state’s gay-marriage ban.
“This could be a real significant moment in the fight for gay rights,” McCollum said.
Before we get there, some important context: McCollum and Shakira Tucker, her girlfriend of five years, wed in Massachusetts in July and returned to Georgia, where voters overwhelmingly supported a 2004 amendment banning gay marriage.
via What’s in a name? Now, a gay rights controversy. | www.myajc.com.
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