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From immoral marriage equality to divorce equality

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 In 2008, Lauren Beth Czekala-Chatham and Dana Ann Melancon traveled from Mississippi to San Francisco for their dream wedding. A few short years later the dream dissolved and now Czekala-Chatham wants Mississippi to grant her a divorce . Small problem. Her home state doesn’t recognize female marriage. No marriage, no divorce. Isn’t it a teensy bit hypocritical to blame the state of Mississippi for not validating a marriage that evenCzekala-Chatham no longer wants? Have gay rights activists overplayed their hand? Will Czekala-Chatham’s wedding buyer’s remorse be followed by American voter remorse as more citizens learn of the disruption caused by same sex marriage laws passed in some states, but not recognized in others? Politico  reports: “Czekala-Chatham, a 51-year-old credit analyst and mother of two teenage sons from an earlier straight marriage, filed for divorce in chancery court in September. She wants to force Mississippi to recognize the same-sex marriage f