"We can get married in Wisconsin!" Celebration in Milwaukee during PrideFest Parade

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The LGBT community in Milwaukee and Wisconsin had many reasons to celebrate this weekend! A federal judge on Friday, June 6th struck down Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage -- and clerks in Madison and Milwaukee began marrying people this weekend.

Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he has sought an emergency federal court order to stop same-sex marriages after U.S. District Judge Barbaba Crabb released her ruling on Friday.

Van Hollen says he will appeal Crabb's decision.

Van Hollen says: "While Friday's decision is a setback, we will continue to defend the constitutionality of our traditional marriage laws and the constitutional amendment, which was overwhelmingly approved by voters."

This has some worried the victory could be short-lived.

An appeal could take the ruling back to court...indefinitely.

For those who got married this weekend -- will their marriages be considered valid under state law?

"The difficulty here for the Attorney General and these couples is that while technically this is legal -- there's a high probability a federal court will issue a stay, which means that in staying the ruling that you cannot yet issue marriage licenses, so if people get married between now and the issuance of a stay they're going to be somewhat in a legal limbo. Is the marriage actually valid under state law?" Charley Jacobs with St. Norbert College said.

The ACLU, which filed the lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage says it will submit a proposed order to the judge on Monday -- asking for an injunction which would tell the state what it cannot to -- and what it must do in response to the judge's ruling.

With Friday's ruling, as things stand currently, Wisconsin becomes the 27th state where same-sex couples can marry under law -- or where a judge has ruled they ought to be allowed to marry.

Folks lined the streets on Milwaukee's south side for the PrideFest Parade on Sunday, June 8th.

The parade began near 2nd and Lapham, and ended near 2nd and Oregon.

Many of the parade attendees spent the weekend celebrating Friday's court ruling.

LGBT supporters are calling the ruling a victory in this state for their community -- but the degree of celebration pretty much depends on who you ask.

"We could get married in Wisconsin! Hey -- more power to us!" one parade attendee told FOX6 News.

"I think the fact that the ban on gay marriage has been struck down is something that's important that's happening. One step closer -- but I don't think we're where we should be yet," another parade attendee said.

Amy Estes says for her partner and her family, Friday's ruling is not equality -- but it's a step towards it. Estes adopted three children in 2012.

"Wisconsin does not allow same-sex partners to adopt -- but if we were to be a married couple, then they would not legally have our children. Right now -- now, they're just mine. So if something would happen to me, my partner would have to go through the foster process and legally adopt them again -- which would put trauma on their lives. I don't think it's over yet. Our struggle is still there," Estes said.

A lot of the focus of conversation among parade attendees Sunday was on the civil and social impact of Friday's court ruling.

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