Gay marriage not immediately likely in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A gay rights group says gay marriages are unlikely to start immediately in South Carolina despite a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear an appeal of a ruling allowing same-sex marriage by a federal appeals court with jurisdiction over the state.

Alliance for Full Acceptance Executive Director Warren Redman-Gress says the Virginia ruling will have to be certified in South Carolina and county clerks will wait for instructions from federal judges on how to proceed with any same sex marriage licenses.

Attorney General Alan Wilson is defending the state against a lawsuit filed by a gay couple who were legally married in Washington, D.C., and are now living in South Carolina. His spokesman would only say the office is reviewing Monday’s ruling.