BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Gay marriage arrived in one of the most conservative states in the nation Wednesday as more than 100 same-sex couples gathered early at the Boise courthouse and counted down the seconds before the clerk’s office opened to issue marriage licenses.
The couples cheered and streamed inside at 9 a.m. as Idaho became the latest state to recognize gay marriage in a burst of court rulings nationwide.
“It’s been such a long time coming,” Councilwoman Maryanne Jordan said. “It’s a historic day for Boise and Idaho.”
Jordan officiated the marriages of four of the eight women who sued over Idaho’s gay marriage ban and were the first to get licenses in the state’s most-populous county.
A crowd sang out “here comes the brides” as Rachael and Amber Beierle and Shelia Robertson and Andrea Altmayer headed toward City Hall.