Anti-LGBT Hate Group Leader In Denial About Thousands of Gay Marriages in Texas

[TexasTowelie]

About 2,500 same-sex couples in Texas have obtained marriage licenses since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, according to state officials.

That accounts for roughly 5.7 percent of all marriage licenses issued statewide since June 26, but in Fort Worth, the figure is almost 9 percent. Because gender isn’t listed on marriage licenses, it’s impossible to say exactly how many have been issued to same-sex couples. But state officials base their estimates on whether applicants have traditional male or female names.

For that reason, one anti-LGBT hate group leader is discounting the figure altogether. From The Star-Telegram:

“We don’t know for certain how many same-sex marriage licenses have been issued in Tarrant County or any Texas county since the U.S. Supreme Court banned Texas from enforcing our marriage laws,” said Jonathan Saenz, president of Austin-based Texas Values.

“I think a lot of people would be interested in accurate statistical data on same-sex marriage, but I don’t believe we have that option in Texas right now.”

Saenz, of course, is best known for being ditched by his lesbian ex-wife, so it’s not surprising that he’s having a hard time coming to terms with marriage equality.

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