A county in the American state of Kentucky has begun issuing marriage licences to same-sex couples, after they had been blocked by the county clerk’s refusal to do so on religious grounds.<br /><br /> Four gay couples received certificates on Friday. Among them were James Yates and William Smith, a couple who had been turned away five times.<br /><br /> Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, an Apostolic Christian, was jailed earlier in the week after refusing for months a federal judge’s order to issue licences.James Yates and William Smith, Jr. are the first to be issued a same-sex marriage license after a county clerk was jailed for refusing to issue them. See more at ... <br /> <br />For more about Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis arrested for denying same-sex marriage licenses, please visit -morris.com/kim-davis Like me on ... <br /> <br />MP3 Download: /#/3068/kim-davis-jailed-over-gay-marriage-licenses-true-news Rowan, Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis was jailed ... <br /> <br />A federal judge has ordered a defiant Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis to jail after she refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. <br /> <br />A county in the American state of Kentucky has begun issuing marriage licences to same-sex couples, after they had been blocked by the county clerk's refusal ...
