Gay marriage

51 measures proposed for repeal, but not law criminalizing gay sex
January 20, 2012
Thomas Witt, chairman of the Kansas Equality Coalition, which advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, pushed for repeal of the law and said he was angered by Brownback’s decision.
Topeka rejects domestic partnership registry
November 30, 2011
The Topeka City Council has rejected a proposal to establish a domestic partnership registry.
Topeka mayor opposes domestic partner registry
09:43 a.m., November 16, 2011 Updated 11:44 a.m.
Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten says he’s concerned that a proposed domestic partner registry is the first step toward legalizing gay marriage.
Brownback effort seeks to boost marriage rates
July 3, 2011
A group sharing marriage program ideas with Gov. Sam Brownback and state health officials includes one person who has said polygamy is more in line with core values than same-sex marriage.
Gay rights group protests Brownback’s decision to attend Texas prayer rally
02:19 p.m., June 24, 2011 Updated 06:56 p.m.
Gay rights supporters in Kansas are demanding that Gov. Sam Brownback cancel plans to participate in an August prayer rally in Texas organized by a conservative evangelical Christian group.
Campaign Notebook: Gay candidate for Legislature receives death threat
02:47 p.m., August 25, 2010 Updated 07:24 p.m.
Dan Manning, a West Point graduate, said the note scared him a bit but he wasn’t going to be intimidated by it.
Lawrence couple to seek same-sex marriage in California
June 11, 2008
Lawrencians Mike Silverman and Dave Greenbaum have been together for more than 12 years. Now, they plan on getting married in California.
Lawmaker pushing to repeal city’s domestic registry
February 21, 2008
The Kansas House on Wednesday sent back to committee a bill that would repeal Lawrence’s domestic partnership registry. But state Rep. Lance Kinzer, R-Olathe, the bill’s author, said he would push to have it considered by the House again before the legislative session ends in late April.
6News video: State lawmaker attempts domestic partnership registry repeal
February 20, 2008
One state lawmaker crusading against Lawrence’s domestic partnership registry seeks to repeal the city ordinance.
Move to cut domestic registry stalls
Report finds more same-sex couples in state
January 25, 2008
The fate of a legislative proposal that is aimed at repealing Lawrence’s domestic registry remains up in the air, just as a new study shows rapid growth in the number of same-sex couples in Kansas. In 2000, 3,973 same-sex couples were living in Kansas; by 2005, the number had increased to 6,663, according to research released Thursday by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.
6News video: Proposed bill limits domestic registries
January 24, 2008
The fate of a proposal aimed at repealing Lawrence’s domestic registry remains up in the air just as a new study shows rapid growth in the number of same-sex couples in Kansas.
Sebelius bans discrimination against gays in state workplace
August 31, 2007
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Friday signed an executive order aimed at protecting state employees from workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Effort targets new registry
Lawmaker hopes to outlaw Lawrence partnership rule
June 26, 2007
A lawmaker who tried unsuccessfully to stop Lawrence from approving a domestic partnership registry said Monday that he would ask the Legislature to repeal it.
Kinzer will try again to pre-empt Lawrence domestic registry with state law
I’m not by any stretch of the imagination considering this a done deal’
June 25, 2007
The lawmaker who unsuccessfully sought to prevent Lawrence from approving a domestic partnership registry said Monday he will try to have it repealed by the Legislature. “I’m not by any stretch of the imagination considering this a done deal,” state Rep. Lance Kinzer, R-Olathe, said.
Domestic registry approved
4-1 vote makes Lawrence only city in state to recognize gay partnerships
May 23, 2007
Lawrence soon will be unlike any other community in the state in how it treats gay couples.

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