East Tennessee plaintiffs, others say equality fight not over after same-sex marriage ruling

June 27, 2016 at 1:00 a.m. | Updated June 27, 2016 at 2:07 a.m.

by The Knoxville News Sentinel

Sophy Jesty, left, and Valeria Tanco, who were plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that guarantees a Constitutional right to same-sex marriage, address the media at University of Tennessee College of Law Friday, June 26, 2015, in Knoxville.
Sophy Jesty, left, and Valeria Tanco, who were plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that guarantees a Constitutional right to same-sex marriage, address the media at University of Tennessee College of Law Friday, June 26, 2015, in Knoxville.

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No one recognizes Valeria Tanco anymore.

No one recognizes her wife, either.

A year after the Knoxville couple won a landmark case at the U.S. Supreme Court, when the justices ruled 5-4 that Tennessee and every other state must respect their marriage, the veterinarians now live in coastal South Carolina.

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