In nine states — Oklahoma, Ohio, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina, Arkansas, and Florida — exceptions exist to allow minors who are pregnant to marry, and in some of the states with a pregnancy exception, there is also no minimum age for marriage. In states like California, Colorado, and Pennsylvania, there is no minimum age if the court decides the marriage is appropriate. So I’m proud to be a f*cking b*tch, even if the words sting, because I know it means the people who built the walls are afraid of how close we’re coming to knocking them down. They can call me whatever they want; it’s not going to stop me.Stay up-to-date on the 2020 election.Sign up for theTeen VogueTake!Want more fromTeen Vogue? Check this out: allows emancipated 16- and 17-year-olds to legally wed. In Texas, where laws also recently changed,16- and 17-year-olds paving the way for future back and forth between the couple. Never change, Blake and Ryan.Let us slide into your DMs.Sign up for theTeen Voguedaily emailWant more fromTeen Vogue? Check this out: