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Utah gay marriage case first in line at Supreme Court

By , Deseret News 

Published: Saturday, Sept. 27 2014 6:50 p.m. MDT

The U.S. Supreme Court will start considering Monday the cases it will take in its upcoming session, including the challenge to Utah's ban on same-sex marriage.
“It's not a typical decision for the justices because they have numerous petitions presenting essentially the same issue, but they're postured slightly differently.”
Troy Booher, Salt Lake appellate lawyer
SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Supreme Court will start considering Monday the cases it will take in its upcoming session, including the challenge to Utah's ban on same-sex marriage.
The state's case, Kitchen v. Herbert, is among gay marriage cases in Virginia, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Indiana the justices will look at before deciding which, if any, to hear in their term starting Oct. 6.
"Ours is the lowest number, so we're at the top of the pile," said Utah Federal Solicitor Parker Douglas.
Typically, the court grants, denies or defers the petitions it receives. The multiple same-sex marriage cases, however, create a unique situation.

Janna Danelle: Redefining marriage hurts women, children

By Janna Danelle
For the Deseret News
Published: Sunday, Sept. 28 2014 12:00 a.m. MDT


Summary
The push to present a positive image of same-sex families has hidden the devastation on which many are built. My children and I suffered great losses because of my former husband’s decision to identify as a gay man and throw away his life with us.
Every time a new state redefines marriage, the news is full of happy stories of gay and lesbian couples and their new families. But behind those big smiles and sunny photographs are other, more painful stories. These are left to secret, dark places. They are suppressed, and those who would tell them are silenced in the name of “marriage equality.”
But I refuse to be silent.
I represent one of those real-life stories that are kept in the shadows. I have personally felt the pain and devastation wrought by the propaganda that destroys natural families.
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