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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Kentucky since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26, 2015. The decision, which struck down Kentucky's statutory and constitutional bans on same-sex marriages, was handed down on June 26, 2015, and Governor Steve Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway announced almost immediately that the court's order would be implemented.
Licenses were later issued to same-sex couples in Davis’ office by a deputy clerk, and the Kentucky legislature later changed the marriage license form so that the clerk’s name is not on it.
LGBT rights in Kentucky Kentucky (USA) Status Legal since 1992 (Kentucky v. Wasson) Gender identity Transgender individuals may alter their birth certificate after sex-reassignment surgery Discrimination protections Sexual orientation and gender identity protections (see below) Family rights Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage since 2015 Restrictions Kentucky Constitutional ...
Kimberly Jean Davis (née Bailey; born September 17, 1965) is an American former county clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky, who gained international attention in August 2015 when she defied a U.S. federal court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples . Davis was elected Rowan County Clerk in 2014. The following year, the Supreme ...
Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who made national headlines nearly a decade ago for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, is back in the news. Davis and her legal team hope her ...
Kentucky lawmakers later changed the rules to remove county clerks’ names from marriage licenses. However, several couples who had been turned away at Davis’ office in the summer of 2015 sued her.
Louisville. Government. v. t. e. Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1 [3] of 2004, is an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution that made it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 75% of the voters.
A former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples a decade ago is appealing a ruling ordering her to pay thousands in attorney fees. The appeal filed by ...