Lesbian couple win $10,000 damages from county clerk who called them an ‘abomination’

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Lesbian couple win $10,000 damages from county clerk who called them an ‘abomination’
Debbie Allen slammed pair's paperwork on desk and told them she was a Christian before attacking them in a rant that continued for several minutes
Rachel Chason 6 hours ago
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/lesbian-damages-couple-amanda-abramovich-samantha-brookover-debbie-allen-10000-county-clerk-a7923481.html

Last year, Amanda Abramovich and Samantha Brookover headed to their county clerk's office in West Virginia to receive a marriage license. What should have been one of the happiest days of their lives quickly took a sour turn.

A deputy clerk in Gilmer County allegedly chastised the women as she processed their marriage license, calling them an "abomination" and telling them God would "deal" with them, according to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.

A year and a half later, the Gilmer County clerk's office is paying Abramovich and Brookover, who have been together for seven years, $10,000 in damages and issuing them an apology, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.

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[bolobaby]

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will get me ten grand.

[jmyrlefuller]

So apparently being served is not enough, now we have to like it, too?

[bolobaby]

So apparently being served is not enough, now we have to like it, too?

In all fairness, public servants shouldn't be abusive to the people who come in, but - if this is the standard - I've been heartily abused at the DMV plenty of times.

I want my monies, beyotches!