The ruling, in GLAD’s case Kerrigan & Mock et all v. Connecticut Department of Public Health, makes Connecticut the second state in New England—and the third in the United States—to swing open the doors to true equality for lesbian and gay couples.

Below are some pictures of us, our son Eli and our co-plaintiffs at the press conference on Friday 10/10/08, the day the ruling was issued. (Click thumbnail for larger images)

More pics . . . courtesy of WNPR (Connecticut Public Radio).

• Statement from GLAD, 10/10/2008
  
• Statement from Love Makes a Family, 10/10/2008
  

• New York Times, 10/11/2008
  • Editorial, 10/10/2008
    
• Norwalk [CT] Advocate, 10/11/2008 **
• Wilton [CT] Bulletin, 10/16/2008 **
• Wilton [CT] Villager, 10/16/2008 **
• CT Law Tribune, 10/20/2008 **

• AM New York, 10/10/2008
• AM New York, 10/14/2008
• Bay Windows, 10/16/2008 **
• BBC News, 10/11/2008
• Bloomberg Radio, 10/10/2008
• BLT Blog of Legal Times, 10/10/2008
• Boston Globe, 10/10/2008
• Boston Globe, 11/2/2008 **
• Bristol [CT] Press, 10/10/2008
• The Bulletin [Phila.], 10/11/2008
• Charlotte Observer, 10/10/2008
• Chattah Box, 10/10/2008
• CitizenLink, 10/10/2008
• CNN, 10/10/2008
• Connecticut Post, 10/11/2008 "Court: Gays and Lesbians Can Marry";
     10/11/2008 "Poll: Most in Conn. support gay marriage ruling"
• Charlotte Observer, 10/10/2008
• Daily Record [NJ], 10/10/2008
• Detroit Free Press, 10/10/2008
• The Edge, 10/10/2008
• Eyewitness News 3 [CT], 10/10/2008
• "Finding Dulcinea," 10/11/2008
• Gay Socialites, 10/10/2008
• GayWired, 10/10/2008
• Guardian [UK], 10/10/2008
• Hartford Courant,
  • 10/10/2008
  • 10/10/2008 "Reactions"
  • 10/11/2008: Susan Campbell column
  • 10/11/2008: Altimari
• Huffington Post, 10/12/2008
• Journal Inquirer [Manchester, CT], 10/11/2008
• Jurist [U. Pitt], 10/10/2008
• Law.com, 10/14/2008
• MSNBC, 10/10/2008
• MTV, 10/10/2008
• NBC 30, 5/30/2008 Video **
• New Britain Herald, 10/10/2008
• New Haven Register, 10/11/2008 **
• Newsday, 10/11/2008
• Party for Socialism and Liberation, 10/12/2008
• Reuters, 10/10/2008
• Shore Line Times, 10/21/2008
  
• Stamford Advocate, 10/16/2008 **
• Stamford Advocate, 10/28/2008 **
• Washington Blade, 10/10/2008
• Washington Post, 10/11/2008
• Washington Times, 10/11/2008
• WCAX Vermont, 10/10/2008
• WCBS TV [CT], 10/10/2008
• WNPR Connecticut Public Radio, 10/10/2008
• Yale Daily News,
  • 10/10/2008
  • 10/14/2008
  • 10/14/2008 "Univ. may attract more gay professors"
  • 10/14/2008 "Silva: A right means we can choose"

2007

• Boston Globe
  • "A Look at the Couples Challenging Connecticut's Marriage Laws," 5/14/2007
  • "Conn. High Court Hears Same-Sex Marriage Case," 5/15/2007 **
• Connecticut Post, 5/14/2007
• Daily Hampshire Gazette, 5/14/2007
• Daily Journal, 5/15/2007
• The Day
  • "In Support of Marriage. Period," Charles E. Potter, 5/19/2007
    transcript (pdf)  | audio
    
• Fox 19 Cincinnati / AP, 5/14/2007
• Fox News / AP, 5/14/2007
• Fresno Bee, 5/14/2007
• Gay City News, 5/17/2007
• Google News Listing, 5/14/2007
• Hartford Courant, 5/14/2007
  • "Marriage vs. Civil Unions," by Lynne Tuohy, 5/14/2007
  • "State's High Court Considers Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuit,"by Lynne Tuohy, 5/14/2007
  • "Arguing Over a Word," by Lynne Tuohy, 5/15/2007
  • "A Look at the Couples Challenging Connecticut's Marriage Laws," 5/15/2007
• KGET Bakersfield / AP , 5/14/2007
• MyFox, Tampa Bay, 5/14/2007
• NBC 30 (CT):
  • Article, 5/14/2007
  • "What Do You Think," 5/15/2007
• New Haven Register, 5/15/2007
• New York Times (N.Y./Region)
  • New York Times, 5/13/2007
  • "Lawsuit Tests Legal Status of Gay Unions," Jennifer Medina, 5/14/2007 **  (NY Times Permalink)
    
• Stamford Advocate, 5/14/2007
• 365Gay, 5/14/2007
• USA Today / AP, 5/14/2007
• WBZ1030 (Boston) / AP, 5/14/2007
• Wilton Bulletin, 5/17/2007  **
• Wilton Villager, 5/18/2007   **
• WNPR, 5/14/2007 **
• WTIC/CT 1080, 5/14/2007  
• Yahoo/Reuters, 5/14/2007

2006

• 365Gay.com
  • "Gay Couples 'Optimistic' As Gay Marriage Suit Begins In Connecticut," 3/21/2006
    
    
• The Advocate
  
  • "Connecticut gay couples ask judge to let them marry," AP, 3/22/2006
    
  • "Same-sex marriage fight looms in Connecticut courts," AP, 3/21/2006
    
    
• Gay.com
  
  • "Gay couples challenge Conn. marriage law," Cara Rubinsky, Associated Press, 3/21/2006
    
    
• Hartford Courant
  
• "Gay Couples Challenge Marriage Laws," AP, 3/21/2006
  
  
• Jurist
  
  • " Connecticut judge asked to overturn same-sex marriage ban," Holly Manges Jones, 3/21/2006
    
    
• NBC 30 Connecticut News
  
  • "Gay Couples Challenge State's Marriage Laws," AP, 3/21/2006
    
    
• Pink News UK
  
  • "Gay Couples Challenge Conn. Marriage Laws," AP, 3/21/2006
    
    
• SignOnSanDiego. com
  
  • "Gay couples in court challenging Connecticut's marriage laws," AP, 3/21/2006
    
    
• WFSB
  
  • "Gay couples appear in court to challenge state's marriage laws," AP, 3/21/2006
    
    
• WRIC TV 8 (Petersburg / Richmond)
  
  • "Gay couples challenging Connecticut marriage laws," AP, 3/21/2006
    
    
• Yahoo News
  
  • "Gay Couples Challenge Conn. Marriage Laws," AP, 3/21/2006
    

2004-2005

• 1010WINS
  
  • "CT town at center of same sex marriage battle," 9/7/04
    
  • "Gays sue Connecticut over same sex unions," 8/26/04
    
• The Advocate
  
  • "CT Town at center of same-sex marriage battle," 9/7/04
    
  • "Group to sue Connecticut over marriage law," 8/26/04
    
• Bay Windows (Boston, MA)
  
  • "Struggle for marriage equality moves to Connecticut," 8/26/04
    
• Bennington Banner
  
  • "Group challenges legality of Conn. gay-marriage laws," 8/26/04 **
    
• Danbury NewsTimes
  
  • "Gay couple with infant years for recognition," Heather Barr, 9/5/04 **
    
• Detroit News
  
  • "Marital bias hurts spouses and children," 9/13/04 **
    
• Fairfield County Weekly
  
  • "What's Love Got to Do With It?," by Carol Bass, 9/9/04
    
• FrontiersNewsmagazine.com (Los Angeles, CA)
  
  • "Big Battle Brewing in a Small State," by Olivia Kienzel 9/23/04
    
• Gay.com
  
  • "Same-sex couples sue to wed in Connecticut," 8/25/04
    
• Gayopolis
  
  • "Suit Filed Challenging Connecticut Marriage Laws," 8/25/04
    
• Hartford Advocate
  • "What's Love Got to Do With It?," 9/9/04 -- See Fairfield County Weekly, 9/9/04, above
    
• Hartford Courant
  
  • "Suit Paints Same-Sex Marriage as Ordinary, "9/7/04
  • "Family Suing for Its Identity," 8/29/04
  • "Gays File Lawsuit to Wed in State," 8/26/2004
  • Photo, Headlines Local, 8/25/04 **
    
• Middletown Press
  
  • "Gay couples suing state," 8/26/04
    
• NBC 30, News
  • "CCLU PLans to Challenge State's Ban on Gay Marriage," 9/25/04
    
• New Haven Advocate
  • "What's Love Got to Do With It?," 9/9/04 -- See Fairfield Weekly, 9/9/04, above.
    
• New London Day
  
  • "Tired Of Waiting, Gay Couple Takes Legal Path," 9/2/04
    
  • Letter to editor, 9/7/04
    
• New York Newsday
  
  • "A look at the couples challenging Connecticut's marriage laws," 8/25/04
    
  • "Rell against proposed amendment banning gay marriage," 8/27/94
    
• New York Times
  
  • "Move is Made in Connecticut Courts to Legalize Gay Marriage," William Yardley, 8/26/04
    
• PlanetOut.com
  
  • "Same-sex couples sue to wed in Connecticut", Ann Rostow, PlanetOut Network, 8/25/04
    
• Record-Journal (Meriden, CT)
  
  • "Same-sex marriage issue heats up," Paul Hughes, Record-Journal staff, 8/28/04
    
• WCBS Radio (Newsradio 880 NYC)
  
  • "A look at the couples challenging Connecticut's
    marriage laws," 8/26/04
    
• WFSB
  
  • "Madison in midst of same-sex marriage battle," 9/6/04
  • "Gay rights group to challenge Connecticut Marriage Laws," 8/26/04
    
• WNPR **
  
  • "Same-sex Couples Challenge CT's Marriage Laws," Av Harris, WNPR, 8/25/04
    
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