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Maryland woman faces deportation despite marriage
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Same sex couples fight for equal rights
- Duration 2:06
- Date Jan 5, 2013
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-- -- -- -- -- and anxious bride making sure everything is just right before she walks down the aisle.
The shoes the dress or in this case dress says -- Fleming is marrying Diana Carol both women both episcopal priest in Annapolis.
Let's acknowledge that it's difficult for some people.
But I'm gay and I was created -- -- I can't.
Syria is British Diana a US citizen.
They met at Yale divinity school.
-- have a civil partnership in England and had a blessing ceremony in Connecticut that's.
At the church where Sarah is associate pastor of saint -- in Annapolis they married Friday afternoon.
The church registry they signed still says bride and groom when times are changing.
For unless.
It's it's actually about.
Upholding the importance of -- which.
Which we believe him so strongly.
Now ironically this spot where they're having their reception.
Is actually -- polling place -- back in November people came here to vote for or against same sex marriage and even those who voted in favor may still need a little education.
About what it all means I think people here.
Your marriage and they assume that all of the benefits that come with being married recognized by the federal government.
Health care and in this case immigration benefits come at that but under current law.
These couples are not covered how -- islanders are very surprise.
There like.
We did it it's done in Reno you've you've got all rights and we have to say.
Not all of them -- visa expires in 2014.
Unlike heterosexual married couple Diana cannot sponsor Sarah for permanent residency in the US.
Even those same sex marriage is legal in Maryland.
It is going to be huge fat -- Being married name all kind of like probably single partner at what Ali we -- with patent.
What they want now is to ensure the happily ever after.
