A couple who successfully defeated Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage will also have their legal fees paid for by the county clerk’s office that fought against their effort.
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Letters to the Editor: Oct. 29, 2014
In my opinion, Graves should have done the “judicial” thing and disqualified himself in this case because of conflict of interest.
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Cover series: Same-sex opponents have few, if any, options
Opponents speak out on same-sex law, but few options — if any — remain to reverse course.
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Cover series: Marriage equality was a long road of victories
The journey to marriage equality was paved with numerous victories big and small.
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EQUALITY: Same-sex marriage now legal in Oklahoma
Same-sex marriage became legal in Oklahoma and couples received licenses from the county courthouse.
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Same-sex marriage nears reality in Oklahoma following Supreme Court move
Same-sex marriage in Oklahoma could become legal any moment following Supreme Court’s decision not to hear appeals case.
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A giant step toward equality
The excitement of that day culminated in an incredible celebration of justice at the Cimarron Alliance Equality Center. Nearly 500 people gathered to laugh, cry, hug one another and lift up the day as a defining moment in American history. The ruling of the court, we all realized, moved the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender […]
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Let them eat cake, eventually
Credit: Brad Gregg Silver used current polling, trending data and a bunch of other math-type stuff to project when each state would approve same-sex union According to his figures, Oklahomans in same-sex partnerships still have plenty of time — roughly seven years — to plan their state-sanctioned nuptials. If you can believe Silver and the […]
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Marriage equality is up for grabs
The Supreme Court justices (in that very same Supreme Court building) are presently considering California’s Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage. They are also considering the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as between one man and one woman. Interestingly, attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies jointly filed the federal lawsuit that brought […]
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Joining forces
Kristy Larson and Charles Shah “We care about the future; we care about the progression of the future,” said Charles Shah, president of the local Gay and Lesbian (GL) Sierra Club. “Being a gay man myself, I think the environment is a humankind issue. These two groups of people — Sierrans and gay people — […]