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State Sen. Vincent Fort -- Gay Marriage ruling a "great victory"

Emma Foulkes, left, and Petrina Bloodworth of Atlanta get married in the Fulton County Courthouse as their son Raimus Foulkes watches at left, on June 26, 2015. The couple has been together for ten years. Theirs was the first same-sex marriage licensed in Fulton, and it occurred only minutes after the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage in all states. (DAVID WICKERT / DWICKERT@AJC.COM)

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Emma Foulkes, left, and Petrina Bloodworth of Atlanta get married in the Fulton County Courthouse as their son Raimus Foulkes watches at left, on June 26, 2015. The couple has been together for ten years. Theirs was the first same-sex marriage licensed in Fulton, and it occurred only minutes after the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage in all states. (DAVID WICKERT / DWICKERT@AJC.COM)
By jtharpe54
June 26, 2015

State Sen. Vincent Fort, D-Atlanta, called the decision a “great victory not just for (the) LGBT community but for all right thinking people who believe in justice.”

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