Gay Memphis couple prepares for historic Supreme Court hearing As the US Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on same-sex marriage, AFPTV talks to one of the couples spearheading the effort. Ijpe and Thom were legally married in New York, but the state of Tennesse, along with a dozen others, still doesn't recognize their union. Now, the two men are preparing to head to Washington to convince the nation's highest court to legalize same-sex marriage across the country. A voiced AFPTV report.