Marriage Equality has different meaning for some people.
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: Just five days after the Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage a right, a Montana polygamist is seeking to file a lawsuit to strike down a state marriage law that limits marriage to two people, so he can marry a second woman.
Earlier this week, Nathan Collier and his two wives, Victoria and Christine, entered a courthouse in Billings, Montana, and sought an application to legalize their polygamous union.
“Right now we’re waiting for an answer,” Collier told The Independent. “I have two wives because I love two women and I want my second wife to have the same legal rights and protection as my first.â€
Collier’s second marriage license was filed at the Yellowstone County Courthouse on Tuesday and was initially denied, however, clerks said they would speak with the county attorney before making a final ruling, according to The Inquisitr.
CBS News reported that Collier, 46, was inspired by the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage.
“The next court cases coming will push for polygamy, as Chief Justice John Roberts acknowledged in his dissent,†Penny Nance, president of Concerned Women for America, wrote after the landmark Obergefell ruling.
Collier stated that with the court ruling in favor of “marriage equality†it is only fair that his marriage to his second wife Christine be made legally binding. Collier lives with both wives, but Victoria is his only legal wife as he has never applied for a second marriage license to Christine for fear of facing bigamy charges. However, the pair did have a religious wedding ceremony in 2007.
“We’re not even asking for acceptance. We’re just asking for tolerance. Let us live our lives together without fear,†he beseeched during an interview with Montana TV station KAJ-18.