While gay-rights advocates believe the justices will rule that same-sex marriage is legal in the state, Napier, 68, said she and Alexander “thought we better do something quick and celebrate later.”Īlexander is a municipal judge in Sayre, Okla., a conservative town more than 100 miles west of Oklahoma City.īeing able to legally marry in New Mexico made her reflect Tuesday on the changes she has witnessed throughout her life in race relations and in attitudes toward homosexuality. Oliver, the New Mexico Supreme Court case on whether state law permits same-sex marriage. But they decided to push up the date and wed before a decision in Griego v. The couple originally planned to marry in December so that they could invite family and friends.
