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[New Orleans] Gay couple sues over marriage license denial
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Apr 22, 2009 03:37pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Baton Rouge Advocate |
| News Date | Wednesday, April 22, 2009 03:35:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A gay couple in New Orleans is suing over being denied a marriage license in Louisiana, claiming their rights are being violated by a state constitutional ban of same-sex marriage.
Kristoffer Bonilla, 33, and John Thomas Wray, 18, are asking a federal judge to strike down the constitutional amendment, which lawmakers and voters overwhelmingly approved in 2004.
The men filed the lawsuit against several state and local officials on April 2, the same day they said they were denied a marriage license. It claims the state's marriage amendment violates the First Amendment "by curtailing the right to marry based upon a religious interpretation of the nature and purpose of marriage itself." |
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