Americans United for Separation of Church and State

Who’s The ‘Abomination’? AU Files Suit on Behalf of W. Va. Same-Sex Couple

Liz Hayes

Amanda Abramovich and Sam­antha Brookover should have only happy memories of Feb. 3, 2016. After all, it is the day the high-school sweethearts applied for their marriage license.

But due to the abusive actions of a few county clerks, it is a day that Abramovich and Brookover remember with dread.

“This year when we realized our anniversary was approaching, we got knots in our stomachs,” the couple said in a statement released by Americans United. “This is the feeling we will have every year rather than the happiness of finally being legally married.”

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