{"id":41748,"date":"2018-05-30T09:39:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T09:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/skarlan\/the-love-story-behind-alabamas-first-legally-married-same-se"},"modified":"2018-05-30T09:39:30","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T09:39:30","slug":"the-love-story-behind-alabamas-first-legally-married-same-sex-couple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/41748","title":{"rendered":"The Love Story Behind Alabama’s First Legally Married Same-Sex Couple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>When Tori Sisson and Shant&Atilde;&copy; Wolfe first met on the floor of an apartment party, they had no way of knowing they were on their way to making history — together.<\/b> Shant&Atilde;&copy; Wolf shares her side of the story with BuzzFeed News.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzz_sub_buzz\" class=\"c suplist_none suplist_list_hide \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4924778\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">1.<\/span> Tori Sisson and her partner, Shant&Atilde;&copy; Wolfe, became the first same-sex couple to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/chrisgeidner\/us-supreme-court-denies-stay-in-alabama-same-sex-marriage-ca#.yfm62rZ157\">get married<\/a> in Montgomery, Alabama, on Monday morning.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4924754\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">AP Brynn Anderson<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4924850\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">3.<\/span> “It felt like the first time for me,” 21-year-old Shant&Atilde;&copy; told BuzzFeed News about the moment she saw her girlfriend and recited her vows outside the Montgomery County Courthouse.<\/h2>\t<br>\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">“I saw her in her outfit while we were outside at the courthouse and we said our vows. I was just taken aback because I get to wake up to that every morning.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4924750\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"686\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">AP Brynn Anderson<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4923910\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">5.<\/span> The couple spent the night in a tent outside the courthouse in hopes they would be among the first couples to file a marriage license. “It’s surreal, it still hasn’t hit me yet,” says Shant&Atilde;&copy;.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4924651\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">AP Brynn Anderson<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4925049\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">7.<\/span> “All that night people would come by and drop off candy and drop off water. There was one couple that patrolled the block to make sure we were OK.”<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4924746\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">AP Brynn Anderson<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4925026\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">9.<\/span> BuzzFeed News spoke with Shant&Atilde;&copy; to hear her side of the events that led up to this “magical, overwhelming, and humbling” day:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4925605\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">AP Brynn Anderson<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4923980\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">11.<\/span> The couple first met at an apartment party over two years ago. They had no way of knowing that one day they would live in that same apartment as a married couple.<\/h2>\t<br>\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">“We’ve been playing this subconscious game of cat and mouse for seven years. My sister went to her alma mater and actually my sister stayed at her old apartment. Literally, we’ve been a step behind each other for years,” says Shant&Atilde;&copy;. “We met for the first time and I asked her a million and one questions.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4924648\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">AP Brynn Anderson<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4925679\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">13.<\/span> At that party, the group played an icebreaker game where everyone picked an adjective to describe themselves using the first letter of their first name. And so, Subtle Shant&Atilde;&copy; and Tornado Tori met for the very first time.<\/h2>\t<br>\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">“I honestly did that just to get her attention […] I didn’t know if I would meet her again,” says Shant&Atilde;&copy;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4924923\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">AP Brynn Anderson<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4924069\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">15.<\/span> A month later, after a few other brief interactions, Tori asked if she could “kidnap” Shant&Atilde;&copy; — code for: <i>Can I take you on a date?<\/i> “Obviously it worked out: We were camped out all last night” jokes Shant&Atilde;&copy;.<\/h2>\t<br>\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4924924\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">AP Brynn Anderson<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4924521\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">17.<\/span> The couple actually held a commitment ceremony a year ago this very month, but still wanted the legal protections of a marriage ceremony.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4924649\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">AP Brynn Anderson<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4924998\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">19.<\/span> “A lot of people said, &acirc;€˜Why don’t you go to New York,’ or wherever. We weren’t going to pack up and move umpteen miles just to get a license, only come to back to Alabama. We said, &acirc;€˜We are going to stay.'”<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4925375\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">AP Brynn Anderson<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4925450\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">21.<\/span> Their advice to couples still waiting to be married? “Don’t give up the fight; it’s not over.”<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4925504\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">AP Photos<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4925441\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">23.<\/span> Shant&Atilde;&copy; and Tori plan to hold another ceremony with friends and family who weren’t able to come down on such short notice. They are also in the process of planning a honeymoon.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_link  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3647997_4925636\">                  <div class=\"sub_buzz_link c\">          <p class=\"sub_buzz_numbered hidden \">24.<\/p>          <div>              <p>                  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/chrisgeidner\/us-supreme-court-denies-stay-in-alabama-same-sex-marriage-ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Same-Sex Couples Begin Marrying In Alabama After U.S. Supreme Court Action<\/a>              <\/p>              <p class=\"sub_buzz_link_url\">buzzfeed.com<\/p>              <div class=\"sub_buzz_description\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>          <\/div>    <\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div><p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/skarlan\/the-love-story-behind-alabamas-first-legally-married-same-se\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/skarlan\/the-love-story-behind-alabamas-first-legally-married-same-se<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Tori Sisson and Shant&Atilde;&copy; Wolfe first met on the floor of an apartment party, they had no way of knowing they were on their way to making history — together. Shant&Atilde;&copy; Wolf shares her side of the story with BuzzFeed News. 1. Tori Sisson and her partner, Shant&Atilde;&copy; Wolfe, became the first same-sex couple &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/41748\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Love Story Behind Alabama’s First Legally Married Same-Sex Couple<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":41749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[180],"tags":[2052,15960,15961],"class_list":["post-41748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society-culture","tag-alabama","tag-montgomery","tag-same-sex-marriage"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/15276083753486-the-love-story-behind-alabamas-first-legally-marr-2-15200-1423522265-21_dblbig.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41748"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}