Cheyenne couple drops gay marriage lawsuit

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Source: Casper Star-Tribune

Less than a month after filing the first legal challenge to Wyoming's gay marriage law, a Cheyenne couple has dropped its lawsuit.

Plantiffs David Shupe-Roderick, 25, and Ryan W. Dupree, 21, withdrew the lawsuit in federal court on Friday.

The suit, filed Aug. 13, alleged that Wyoming's law defining marriage as being a contract solely "between a male and a female person" was unconstitutional.

However, the suit came under fire from some gay-rights activists who worried about the lawsuit's legal arguments and Shupe-Roderick's history of litigation and criminal activities.

Read more: http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_4f140f7c-c10a-11df-9b91-001cc4c002e0.html

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In looking for context on this strange, brief story, I came across these:

Wyoming Equal-Marriage Lawsuit A Hoax?
http://prideinutah.com/?p=3186

Why Are Wyoming's Gay Activists Less Than Thrilled About The 20-Year-Olds' Federal Marriage Lawsuit?
http://www.queerty.com/why-are-wyomings-gay-activists-less-than-thrilled-about-the-20-year-olds-federal-marriage-lawsuit-20100830/

Are Gay Wyoming Couple Conning for Gay Marriage?
http://blogout.justout.com/?p=21253

Advocacy Groups Wary of Wyo. Lawsuit
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/08/31/Advocacy_Groups_Wary_of_Wyo_Lawsuit/

Shupe-Roderick, a 25-year-old convicted felon who served four years in state prison for stealing a rental car, has a litigious history, having filed five lawsuits over the past three years, from allegations of sexual misconduct at the hands of a prison guard to breach of conduct by a prospective business client.

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1. Wow......Wyoming.

That is one scary redneck state. My hispanic wife and I were there a couple years back to visit Yellowstone...and holy Jesus......talk about REDNECK CENTRAL. We ate at a restaurant that collected memorabilia showing the US flag. They must have had a thousand items in there. More cowboy hats, boots, big trucks, sneers and stares than I ever care to see again in my life.

I can see why WY is a red state. BAD place to be filing gay rights motions in. Like looking for water holes in hell.