Gay marriage

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sought to prevent Lawrence from approving a domestic partnership registry said Monday he will try to have it repealed by the Legislature.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.
6News video: Commission approves domestic registry 4-1
May 22, 2007
Lawrence becomes the first city in the state to create a way to publicly recognize gay and lesbian couples.
Commission approves domestic partnership registry
First in the state
May 22, 2007
Registry will be first in the state.
Bible selections
May 3, 2007
To the editor: This letter is written in response to Carl Burkhead’s letter which appeared in the Public Forum on April 30. Since Mr. Burkhead finds “cherry picking” from the Bible as a valid strategy for supporting his moral agenda (homophobia), I would suggest he look into several other biblical verses for further inspiration.
Healing power
April 30, 2007
To the editor: Concerning the April 23 Journal-World article about Josh Longbottom’s visit to Washington, D.C., I would say that as a spiritual leader, he is missing the mark along with the others who were supposedly speaking for the Christian faith. The fact is, homosexuality is a SIN.
Rights issue
April 28, 2007
To the editor: I was recently quoted in this paper as saying it’s legal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation “in some places.” What was I thinking? It is legal in MOST places. People think it is illegal because they know such discrimination is wrong.
Domestic registry gets nod from AG
New commission will consider issue
April 7, 2007
The Kansas Constitution is not standing in the way of Lawrence becoming the first city in the state to create a domestic partnership registry that would provide some legal recognition to gay couples.

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