Same sex marriage in ky

The Freedom to Marry in Kentucky

Winning Marriage:June 26,

The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the freedom to wed nationwide on June 26, , allowing all same-sex couples in Kentucky the ability to wed once and for all. The decision followed nearly two years of marriage litigation in the state and was issued in a case that originated in Kentucky.

History and the Path to Victory:

  • November 9, The Kentucky Court of Appeals rules in Jones v. Hallahan that marriages should be restricted to different-sex couples.
  • July 15, The Kentucky Legislature passes a state statute restricting marriage to different-sex couples.  
  • November Opponents of the liberty to marry in Kentucky urge through Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment denying same-sex couples the freedom to join and any other legal family status. The amendment cements clearly discriminatory language into the Kentucky Constitution.
  • As Americans nationwide engage in conversations about why marriage matters, national and local advocates in Kentucky take stri

    I was a plaintiff on Obergefell. Despite attacks on LGBTQ rights, we go forward. | Opinion

    • The Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalized same-sex marriage nationwide ten years ago.
    • Public support for same-sex marriage has grown significantly since the ruling, now at 69%.
    • The Respect for Marriage Behave provides additional legal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages.
    • Despite ongoing challenges to LGBTQ+ rights, significant progress has been made in the past decade.

    Ten years ago this month, the United States Supreme Court delivered its landmark decision that resulted in nationwide marriage equality.

    My husband, Michael DeLeon, and I, along with our two children, were among the 38 plaintiffs from four states that constituted Obergefell v. Hodges. We filed our federal case, Bourke v. Beshear, in July seeking to have the Commonwealth of Kentucky recognize our legal marriage in Ontario, Canada.

    Eventually, our two children (now ages 27 and 26) joined as plaintiffs in Obergefell. It was a family decision, and our family has benefited significantly from t

    Former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses must pay $,, judge rules

    LEXINGTON, Ky. — Former county clerk Kim Davis, who refused to issue marriage licenses in Kentucky to same-sex couples, must pay a total of $, in fees and expenses to attorneys who represented one couple, according to a federal judge’s ruling.

    That’s in addition to $, in damages a jury said the former Rowan County clerk should compensate the couple who sued.

    Attorneys for Davis had argued that the fees and costs sought by the attorneys were excessive, but U.S. District Judge David L. Bunning disagreed and said Davis must pay since the men prevailed in their lawsuit, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.

    Attorneys for Davis were expected to appeal the ruling.

    Davis drew international attention when she was briefly jailed in  over her refusal, which she based on her belief that marriage should only be between a man and a woman.

    Davis was released only after her staff issued the licenses on her behalf but removed her name from the form. Kentucky’s state legislature later enacted a law removi

    Six years of love: Kentucky's role in legalizing same-sex marriage

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — June 26 marks six years since same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states.

    What You Need To Know

    • June 26, marks six years since same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states

    • Two Kentucky cases played a crucial role in the landmark ruling

    • Bourke v. Beshear sought recognition of same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions and Love v. Beshear sought the right to marry

    • Kentucky’s plaintiffs went to Washington, D.C. when the case was brought before the U.S. Supreme Court

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn all state bans on same-sex marriage, and to recognize same-sex unions on the same terms as the marriages of opposite-sex couples.

    It marks a joyous day for Kim Franklin and Tammy Boyd-Franklin; the Shelby County couple’s out-of-state marriage finally received the recognition from Kentucky they’d been fighting to acquire. They were among the plaintiffs in Bourke v. Beshear, a Kentucky civil rights case seeking recognition of their same-sex marriage from other jurisd