Gay Marriage Protest

Mary Lee Bradford of Winston-Salem, left, Mary Jamis of Mocksville, center and Christine Regan of Winston-Salem stage a sit-in after being refused marriage licenses at the Forsyth County Register of Deeds office in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday, May 10, 2012. The civil disobedience came a day after President Barack Obama publicly endorsed same-sex marriage, and two days after North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)