Back in January, Sheryl McFerrin - a former friend of Michelle Duggar's - protested the Duggar's anti-gay views by snapping a photo of her sister and her sister's girflriend kissing outside of the family's compound in Arkansas.
The photo was posted online in response to the Michelle's fight against an anti-discrimination bill that was intended to protect housing and employment rights for members of the LGBT community living in Arkansas.
The bill was struck down, thanks in part to the Duggar's considerable political clout in their home state.
Despite the setback in Arkansas, however, the gay rights movement has enjoyed major victories throughout much of the US in recent months, and McFerrin and her sister returned to the Duggar compound this week to celebrate a personal milestone that also serves as a hallmark of progress in the ongoing fight for equality:
That's McFerrin's sister, Tandra Barnfield, and her wife, Samantha Munzy, recreating their original photo, but this time with their marriage certificate in hand.
Gay marriage is banned in Arkansas, but Barnfield and Munzy recently tied the knot in Oklahoma, and returned to share their joy in front of a house that's become a symbol of the opposition to their cause.
"It's a good feeling. We are a proud married couple," says Barnfield. "We continue to move forward, despite the Duggars' long, hard efforts to put a stop to gay marriage."
Of course, it's unlikely that the Duggars will change their mind on the subject of marriage equality any time soon.
Jessa Duggar and her then-boyfriend Ben Seewald began courting controversy almost from the moment they started dating, posing for photos like this one - a picture that now seems tame considering what they've been stirring up more recently.
The plight of maligned, put-upon sister Jana Duggar has hit home with fans in recent months, with 19 Kids and Counting episodes showing her doting on Jessa and Ben, and amid rumors that she is not allowed to marry because Jim Bob and Michelle force her to take care of all the younger kids.
Ben Seewald's Facebook page is again a source of controversy. Jessa Duggar's boyfriend found himself the target of a barrage of criticism after psting a status update in which he criticized Catholicism.
Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard have entered into an extreme sort of marriage. Under the terms of a "covenant marriage," it's almost impossible to get a divorce.
Jim Bob Duggar of 19 Kids and Counting doesn't just not believe in using birth control, he feels it's something that actually causes miscarriages and abortions.
A guest at the wedding of Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald claims the newlyweds were caught having sex at their own wedding reception. The guest has called the couple out on her blog.
Jessa Duggar took a trip to the Creation Museum in Kentucky recently. Unfortunately, she then shared her version of scientific facts with her many Instagram followers.
Michelle Duggar expressed her shocking views on the the transgender community in a recent audio recording. The Duggar matriarch conflates transgender people with sexual predators.
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have asked married couples to post photos of themselves kissing to the family's Facebook page. They've been accused of deleting photos from gay and interracial couples.
The future of 19 Kids and Counting may be in question. A petition written with the goal of having the show taken off the air has now received 123,000 signatures.
The Duggar family is a symbol for wholesome family values. However, several former cult members have now come forward to claim the Duggars are involved in something far more dangerous than they realize.
Susanna Keller, the sister of Anna Duggar, is reportedly being shunned by the famous family for getting pregnant outside of wedlock, according to reports.
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