Federal judge declares Oklahoma marriage equality ban unconstitutional

U.S. District Court Judge Terence Kern ruled Tuesday that Oklahoma's marriage equality law is unconstitutional, but the ruling will be stayed pending a possible appeal.

“The Court holds that Oklahoma’s constitutional amendment limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,” according to Kern's ruling, which was obtained by BuzzFeed.

The two plaintiff couples in the case filed their challenge to the ban nine years ago, proof that patience pays off.