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Meet the Families Fighting for Marriage in Georgia

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April 22, 2014

Lambda Legal has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on behalf of three same-sex couples and the surviving spouse of one additional same-sex couple challenging Georgia’s discriminatory marriage ban. Here are their stories:

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit to End Marriage Ban for Georgia Same-Sex Couples

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April 22, 2014

Today Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on behalf of a widow and three same-sex couples challenging Georgia’s discriminatory marriage ban.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Victory! Court Declares Ohio Ban on Recognizing Marriages of Same-Sex Couples Unconstitutional

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April 14, 2014

The Court also held that the state violates the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution by denying recognition to out-of-state adoption decrees and by refusing to amend the birth certificates of Ohio-born children.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Henry v. Wymyslo, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Victory! Indiana Federal Court Orders Immediate Recognition of Marriage for Terminally Ill Woman and Her Wife

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April 10, 2014

Today, a federal court in Indiana ordered the state to recognize immediately the marriage of a lesbian couple in Munster.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
New Lambda Legal Resource: Nationwide Chart of Pending Marriage Equality Litigation Now Live Online

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April 9, 2014

Now live on the Lambda Legal website is a chart detailing current status of marriage equality litigation nationwide.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Victory! Ohio Court Announces It Will Declare Ban on Recognition of Out of State Marriages of Same-sex Couples Unconstitutional

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April 4, 2014

Today, a federal court in Ohio announced that it will declare Ohio’s ban on recognizing out of state marriages of same-sex couples unconstitutional.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Happy 5 Year Anniversary, Iowa: Jen and Dawn's Story

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April 3, 2014

April 3rd marks the five year anniversary of Lambda Legal's historic decision in Varnum v. Brien, the case that won the freedom to marry in Iowa. To celebrate the milestone, our former plaintiffs reflect on what the decision has meant to them and their families. This is Jen and Dawn's story.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Varnum v. Brien
Happy 5 Year Anniversary, Iowa: Trish and Kate's Story

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April 2, 2014

April 3rd marks the five year anniversary of Lambda Legal's historic decision in Varnum v. Brien, the case that won the freedom to marry in Iowa. To celebrate the milestone, our former plaintiffs reflect on what the decision has meant to them and their families. This is Trish and Kate's story.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Varnum v. Brien
Lambda Legal Seeks Immediate Recognition of Marriage for Terminally Ill Woman and Her Wife in Indiana

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March 31, 2014

Today, Lambda Legal asked a federal court to order the State of Indiana to recognize the marriage of a lesbian couple in Munster.

See Also: Baskin v. Bogan, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Mourns the Loss of Chicago Activist Vernita Gray

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March 19, 2014

Late last night, after a years long battle with cancer, Chicago activist and Lambda Legal plaintiff Vernita Gray passed away at her home with her wife Patricia Ewert at her side.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships