Lesbian Couple Married in Iowa Denied Last Name Change in Nebraska

Sound Off: Should gay couples married in Iowa get to share the same last name in Nebraska? The story: They're married now, and they want to share a last name. Bambi and Sarah Fentress. It's that simple on the surface. But Nebraska's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and prejudice stand in the way, the two women say. The couple married legally in Iowa on May 4, after Iowa's Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriages were legal there. On June 11, they had a wedding in Lincoln with more than 75 friends and relatives. Bambi Smith wore a white dress and Sarah Fentress a black tuxedo and purple vest. No one in the wedding party wore shoes. They shared a pink, heart-shaped cake. But when the couple went to change Smith's name on her driver's license to Fentress, a manager at the local Department of Motor Vehicles Office -- after 20 minutes of consultation -- said she could not. The couple's Iowa marriage license wasn't valid in Nebraska. Full Story from The Journal Star

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