BOISE, Idaho (AP) – For two gay couples in Idaho, the difference between joy and heartache was a matter of moments.
Don Moline and Clint Newlan were first in line at the Twin Falls County clerk’s office Wednesday morning, after a federal appellate court rejected Idaho’s ban on gay marriages the day before.
They got a marriage license, but then word came that the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked gay marriages in Idaho Wednesday morning. Ashley Owens and Brittany Dickerson were denied.
They broke down in sobs after a minor mistake and the unexpected order from Justice Anthony Kennedy halted their dreams of getting married before their unborn daughter arrived.
“We wanted to tell our baby that her mommies love each other as much as they love you that they got married so they can stay together forever,” Owens said in a telephone interview. “We wanted to tell Neveah that mommies got married while you were still in mommy’s tummy.”