Across the border in Alabama, state Rep. Patricia Todd, D-Birmingham, has just made her state's debate over gay marriage more interesting than ours. From the TimesDaily.com:

"I will not stand by and allow legislators to talk about 'family values' when they have affairs, and I know of many who are and have," Todd, the state's only openly gay lawmaker, said on Facebook over the weekend. "I will call our elected officials who want to hide in the closet out."

Todd said she was responding to remarks from her fellow lawmakers after a Friday decision by a federal judge overturnned the state’s ban on same-sex marriages.

The background from the Associated Press:

At least two same-sex couples sought and were refused marriage licenses because of the delay, officials said, but there were no reports of widespread problems or confusion over the issue.

Attorney General Luther Strange's office filed notice with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta saying it would challenge the ruling by U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade of Mobile.

In the latest in a string of victories for same-sex marriage across the Deep South, Granade ruled Friday that Alabama's legal bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional. Then, at the request of the state, she issued an order late Sunday delaying implementation of her order for 14 days to let the state appeal.

The state asked the 11th Circuit to issue a stay that could delay the issue until after the Supreme Court rules on the legality of gay marriage, which could happen by late June.

Despite the postponement, two women went to the Calhoun County Courthouse in Anniston on Monday trying to obtain a marriage license, said Probate Judge Alice Martin. They were refused, she said.

"There were aware that the stay was in effect," said Martin. "I think they mainly just came in to inquire."

Two men showed up at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham seeking a license and were denied, said Probate Judge Alan King.

The president of the state probate judge's association, Monroe County Probate Judge Greg Norris, said he hadn't heard of any problems or confusion over whether counties should issue licenses to same-sex couples.

But county officials will have work to do, should same-sex unions begin in the state, he said.

"Our license application forms say 'bride' and 'groom.' We'll have to figure out what to do about that," said Norris.