It's an almost irresistible image: Three brothers stand together, two holding signs saying "God Loves You" and "Love Wins" and the littlest holding a rainbow flag.

They're the sons of William and Rebecca Wortham of Madison. The Worthams arrived in Big Spring Park on Monday to volunteer their services to couples getting married during Wedding Week - an event set up to give same-sex couples the chance to get married after receiving their marriage licenses. The family are all musicians, and William is an ordained minister.

"Our motto is, 'Love one another,' and we have it plastered all over our house," said Rebecca. "It's a historic day for our state. We wanted our boys to be there to witness it."

All three of the boys - ages 10, 8 and 6 - are on the autism spectrum. Rebecca said they feel strongly that everyone should have equal rights and nobody should be bullied.

"Josh is very emotional about it," she said of her 10-year-old. "He takes ballet, so he has been on the teasing end of things. He said (at the event) he wants people to understand that God loves everybody."

While they were in the park on Monday, two ministers who were there to provide marriage services let the boys hold their signs. Suddenly a crowd gathered, snapping photos. One of the photographers was an AL.com reporter who later put the photo online.

That afternoon, the family was talking about civil rights history and leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr.

"William was asking the boys who they thought promotes civil rights in modern times, and George Takei is who they came up with," said Rebecca.

Josh loves actor George Takei particularly because Takei - who has an enormous following on Facebook - once posted an article about a boy in another state who takes ballet and was teased for it.

"Josh looks at him as a role model because he's anti-bullying," said Rebecca. Takei, who is gay, is also an active and vocal supporter of gay rights.

On a whim, William sent the AL.com photo of the boys to Takei's fan email address Monday evening. On Tuesday afternoon...

"We were driving in the car and I opened an email from my phone, and started freaking out," said Rebecca.

It was an email from Takei himself - it came from his husband Brad's personal email address, rather than an official fansite one - that said:

"Dear Rebecca, Thank you for your kind and wonderful support. Your kids are working to make their future a better world. Regards, George."

Rebecca said the boys were thrilled to see the email. They've asked to go back to Wedding Week, so they're making signs and plan to show up Wednesday morning.

"This whole thing is personal to us," Rebecca said. "We teach the boys to keep open minds and open hearts."

Josh summed up his feelings about Wedding Week: "I want other kids to know it's OK to love people who are different than them."