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Same-Sex Marriage in the Commonwealth on Eastern Standard

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  The Supreme Court last week issued a much-anticipated ruling last week, declaring that marriage can no longer be denied to same-sex couple anywhere in the U.S.  On this week's show, we’ll meet some of the people involved in the issue in the Commonwealth. 

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Our guests on this week's program are:

Greg Bourke and his husband Michael Deleon, plaintiff's of the Supreme Court case Bourke v. Beshear, on whether or not states must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. http://www.freedomtomarry.org/story/entry/fighting-for-respect-for-3-decades-of-love

Chris Hartman, director of Louisville's Fairness Campaign, and is a member of the committee of Kentucky's statewide Fairness Coalition. http://www.fairness.org/

Richard Nelson, the executive director of the Commonwealth Policy Center: dedicated to preserving the bedrock values of life, marriage, and fiscal responsibility. http://www.commonwealthpolicycenter.org/

and John Cheves, a reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader, who has been covering County Clerk's offices reactions since the ruling. http://www.kentucky.com/

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