A gay couple in Dallas arrested again after a protest of same-sex marriage ban

Beau Chandler and his partner, Mark “Major” Jiminez just want to have their marriage recognized through marriage and are proving they will do whatever necessary to have their voices heard.
WFAA.com reported Thursday that Jiminez was arrested for a second time in the last two months for trespassing after staging a sit-in with his partner. The two went to the Crowley Courts Building to apply for a marriage license and after being denied the two staged a sit-in which led to the arrest of Jiminez at the end of the day. Jiminez feels his love and bond for his partner doesn’t affect anyone else. He says regarding the same-sex marriage ban:

“When you’re sitting down to the dinner table, how is the fact that we’re married going to affect your life, at all? It’s not! So why are you worried about it?”

This is a question asked by many same-sex couples across the country as the legalization of same-sex marriage continues to be a hot topic throughout the country. The couple was also arrested in early July after refusing to leave the county records building after having their license application denied. The action was planned and coordinated by GetEQUAL Texas, whose mission is to “take bold action to demand full legal and social equality, and to hold accountable those who stand in the way.” The first arrest of Jiminez was the first time any LGBT activists have been arrested in Dallas County for protesting. In response to the first protest, the couple said they knew their application for a marriage license would be refused but stated back in July:

“We are tired of being treated like second-class citizens and we are demanding change! We want to get married here in Texas on September 13, 2012. However, here in the otherwise great State of Texas, marriage for us is not legal.
We are going to take a stand against this blatant discrimination on the morning of July 5, 2012. We are going to go to the County Clerk’s office and apply to have our last names changed and after that we will proceed to apply for a marriage license.
We will be denied.
We are then going to inform them that we are not going to leave until they allow us a marriage license.”

And they kept their word with the sit-in this past Thursday.