Kentucky Clerk Who Issues Marriage License To Transgender Man

[W!nston]

A Transgender Man Was Married By The Kentucky Clerk Who Refuses To Perform Same-Sex Marriage
Daily Flick | AUGUST 30, 2015

From left, Lexie Colen, Camryn Colen, and their 6-month old daughter LaKoda​

"She saw just a straight couple in love, and she should see everybody like that."

Alexis and Camryn Colen, with family members, at their wedding​

The Kentucky county clerk who has petitioned the Supreme Court to be exempted from performing same-sex marriages due to her religious beliefs signed a marriage certificate for a transgender man and his pansexual wife earlier this year.

Rowan County Clerk Kimberly Davis ordered her staff to stop issuing any marriage licenses in the wake of June’s historic Supreme Court decision in favor of nationwide marriage equality because she objects to having her name appear on the doents for religious reasons.

However, on March 2 of this year she signed a marriage certificate for Alexis and Camryn Colen, presumably unaware that Camryn is a transgender male.

“I, Kim Davis, Clerk of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Marriage Certificate as recorded,” reads a copy of the State of Kentucky marriage certificate that was signed by Davis and provided to BuzzFeed News.

Davis with attorney Roger Gannam​

Camryn told BuzzFeed News the couple chose to go public with their gender and sexual identities in order to push Davis to begin recognizing same-sex marriages.

“[Davis] needs to understand that love is love no matter who it is: gay, straight, black, or white,” Camryn told BuzzFeed News. “She saw me and my wife come in as what she thought was just a straight couple that were in love and wanted to get married. Why can’t others be seen like that?”

From left, Camryn Colen, his wife Lexie Colen, 6-month old LaKoda Colen, and Mary Hargis speak to a gathering in support for same sex marriage rally on the lawn of the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Camryn, who underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2013, married Lexie in February with a marriage licence signed by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis​

Camryn, originally from Zanesville, Ohio, was once deployed to Iraq as part of the Texas Army National Guard. He was present at the Fort Hood base in Texas during the 2009 shooting in which a U.S. army major fatally shot 13 people and injured 30 others.

He now works as a delivery driver in Morehead, Kentucky, and is recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder, in addition to back and neck injuries sustained during training. His wife, Alexis, is a stay-at-home mom who also receives a carer’s allowance to help look after Camryn.

The couple were among a group of protesters outside the clerk’s office in Morehead on Saturday

He said that since going public the couple had received “massive amounts of support” from local LGBT couples who had been denied marriage licenses in the county.

“It was one thing to have the government say no to your marriage, but to have one person do it is something else,” Camryn said.

Davis’ attorney, Mat Staver, told BuzzFeed News he would not disturb his client with a request for comment over the weekend.

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I cannot wait to hear her explain this one...

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

 

[gb2000ie]

If this PUBLIC SERVANT is in-capable of service THE PUBLIC, she needs to be fired.

You have the right to believe what ever you want, but NOT to impose your beliefs illegally on others when serving the public. You either serve the public, or you don't. You can't pick and choose who is worthy of being served!

My paycheck comes from tax payers (a little indirectly because, well, bureaucracy), and there is no way I could keep my job if I decided not to serve gay people.

B.

 

[topdog]

If this PUBLIC SERVANT is in-capable of service THE PUBLIC, she needs to be fired...

I am very sympathetic with your point. But, guess what... she's an elected official! So, she can't be fired. (But she can be sued.)

 

[gb2000ie]

I am very sympathetic with your point. But, guess what... she's an elected official! So, she can't be fired. (But she can be sued.)

Oh joy

Well - she is still in breach of her oath of office, so a suit and/or impeachment would seem to be in order!

B.