Gay marriage ban sparks slew of legal questions (Kansas)

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For gay Kansas couples, watching the constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage advance from the pulpits of fundamentalist churches to a statewide election has been stunning and hurtful.

"On a good day, I can remind myself that this nation started out with only white men able to own property," said Linda Gwaltney, of Lawrence. "I can look and see how far we have come.

"On a bad day, I'm really amazed by the fear and hatred that would make people want to take away from this democracy," she said.

But now that the proposition will be on the April 5 ballot, gay people like Gwaltney and her partner of nine years, Paula Schumacher, have questions.

http://www.ljworld.com/section/legislature/story/195438

[MuseRider]

1. This is breaking

my heart.

[atommom]

2. Mine too. Sometimes I wonder which country I'm living in...