Federal Judge Affirms the Freedom to Marry in Kansas

New York - November 4, 2014 – Today U.S. District Judge Daniel D. Crabtree ruled in favor of the freedom to marry in Kansas.

Marc Solomon, national campaign director of Freedom to Marry and author of Winning Marriage, released the following statement:

"Yet another judge – this time in Kansas – has found marriage discrimination to be unconstitutional, joining the nearly unanimous, bipartisan wave of pro-freedom to marry rulings in recent months. Attempts to delay the freedom to marry across the country are not only a waste of time and resources, but also prolong the harms and indignity that same-sex couples and their families continue to endure because of marriage discrimination. It is time for the remaining courts to finish the job and ensure the freedom to marry for all loving and committed couples in America."

As of last month, a majority of Americans now live in a freedom to marry state, with 32 states currently issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Today’s win in Kansas is in line with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling in favor of the freedom to marry in Oklahoma and Utah, which took effect on October 6. Kansas is one of the six states in the 10th Circuit, and presently the only one not yet issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Freedom to Marry is the campaign to win marriage nationwide. We are pursuing our Roadmap to Victory by working to win the freedom to marry in more states, grow the national majority for marriage, and end federal marriage discrimination. We partner with individuals and organizations across the country to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage and the protections, responsibilities, and commitment that marriage brings.