Federal Court Rules Oklahoma's Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
The case, involving two lesbian couples,was the oldest active marriage case in the country, originally filed in Oklahoma ten years ago.
This is the second ruling from the 10th Circuit supporting marriage equality since the fall of DOMA, and could likely lead to the freedom to marry throughout Wyoming, Colorado and Kansas. In June, the 10th Circuit also ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in a case in Utah.
"The legal consensus is clear: marriage discrimination is unconstitutional and inflicts concrete harms on committed gay and lesbian couples and their families," said Evan Wolfson, head of Freedom to Marry. "It is time for the Supreme Court to end this patchwork of discrimination and bring our country to national resolution as soon as possible."
