or not people believe those marriages are going to stand, even if the courts act to stay the earlier decision? did that at all affect your own decision about whether or not to act yet? well, for us, we want to wait and see what the courts are going to do. we re currently waiting on the 10th circuit court in denver. they ve been requested twice to stay our decision from friday, and they ve rejected it twice. so, we re optimistic that come one or two days from now, they will also reject it again. can i ask you two about your decision to become plaintiffs in this case in the first place. sure. and i ask this speaking from new york city as a person who s already on the record saying, wow, utah! utah feels different! it felt like utah was maybe the hardest climb in the country for this type of argument. why were you hopeful enough to put yourselves out there to become plaintiffs in this high-profile case?
request to halt them calling the ban unconstitutional. i never thought i would see this in my lifetime. i m so grateful to finally have the protection of the state. this is it. it s go time. reporter: hundreds of lgbt couples lining up at clerk s offices weathering frigid temperatures. and long waits to tie the knot, getting their hands on marriage lip senses. try number four for us. reporter: it s a victory nine years in the making since the state s ban in 2004. utah joins the nation s capital and 17 other states that legalized same sex marriage. it s huge deal because for mormon whose have been spending these years fighting this battle they ve seen it happen across the country but didn t expect to it dome their backyard. reporter: the conservative states refusing to back down, filed an appeal in the 10th circuit court the state s governor accusing shelby being an activist federal judge and said he s working to determine the best course to defend
and see what the courts are going to do. we re currently waiting on the 10th circuit court in denver. they ve been requested twice to stay our decision from friday, and they ve rejected it twice. so, we re optimistic that come one or two days from now, they will also reject it again. can i ask you two about your decision to become plaintiffs in this case in the first place. sure. and i ask this speaking from new york city as a person who s already on the record saying, wow, utah! utah feels different! it felt like utah was maybe the hardest climb in the country for this type of argument. why were you hopeful enough to put yourselves out there to become plaintiffs in this high-profile case? well, we owned a business in salt lake. we ve been partnered for almost 4 1/2 years. and when we heard of the case, we thought we must get involved because our next logical step is to get married and to build our
reporter: it was ruled same sex marriage are legal denying the state s request to halt them calling the ban unconstitutional. i never thought i would see this in my lifetime. i m so grateful to finally have the protection of the state. this is it. it s go time. reporter: hundreds of lgbt couples lining up at clerk s offices weathering frigid temperatures. braved the cold all night long. reporter: and long twits tie the knots getting their hands on marriage licenses. try number four for us. reporter: it s a victory nine years in the making. utah now joins the nation s capital and 17 other states that have legalized same sex marriage. it s huge deal because for mormons who have been spending these years fighting this battle they ve seen it happen across the country but didn t expect to have it come to really their backyard. reporter: the conservative states refusing to back down. filed an appeal in the 10th circuit court. the state s governor accusing shelby being an
marriages are going to stand, even if the courts act to stay the earlier decision? did that at all affect your own decision about whether or not to act yet? well, for wait and see what the courts are going to do. we re currently waiting on the 10th circuit court in denver. they ve bwice to stay our decision from friday, and they ve rejected it twice. so, we re optimistic that come one or two days from now, they will also reject it again. can i ask you two about your decision to become plaintiffs in this case in the first place. sure. and i ask this speaking from new york city as a person who s already on the record saying, wow, utah! utah feels different! it felt like utah was maybe the hardest climb in the country for this type of argument. why were you hopeful enough to put yourselves out there to become plaintiffs in this high-profile case? well, we owned a business in