A gay couple obtained a marriage license Friday morning in Rowan County, where a county clerk’s refusal to follow the law has drawn international attention.

The Rowan County courthouse opened its doors Friday at 8 a.m., one day after County Clerk Kim Davis was jailed for contempt.

Five of her six deputies agreed to follow court orders to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and one of those deputies sat behind a sign that indicated he was the official “marriage license deputy.”

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“Anybody here to get a license, a marriage license?” a sheriff’s deputy asked a throng of reporters gathered in the office.

Going to the chapel: Will Smith & James Yates get a marriage license in Rowan Co from deputy clerk Brian Mason. ^JC pic.twitter.com/JPUOdepzxi — Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) September 4, 2015

William Smith and James Yates, who were turned away earlier this week — setting up the contempt of court violation that eventually landed Davis in jail — stepped up to the deputy clerk who had apologetically denied them a marriage license.

This time, they were issued a license that would allow them to be legally married in the state of Kentucky.

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The gay couple entered the courthouse holding hands, as they walked past anti-LGBT protesters hurling insults and shouting Bible verses.

But supporters of marriage equality took up a chant, “love has won,” to drown out their vindictive rebukes.

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Video of couple arriving to get marriage license. #rowancounty pic.twitter.com/z8NpbE2bkJ — Claire Crouch (@clairecrouch) September 4, 2015

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Cheers erupt as James Yates & William Smith Jr. get their marriage license. #RowanCounty pic.twitter.com/nPL7gytg3G — Claire Crouch (@clairecrouch) September 4, 2015

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