Sen. Baldwin visits La Crosse restaurant after gay marriage controversy
The owner of the Gracie's, Despina Kozidis, came under fire from a customer when she posted on a local Facebook page with a rainbow filter profile picture.
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Local couple celebrates Supreme Court ruling with marriage
Reegan Shafer and Nick Jensen have been together for almost nine years. Because same-sex marriage was not recognized in Wisconsin six years ago, the couple went ahead with a commitment ceremony, but now that things have changed they're getting married.
Married same sex couple files lawsuit over birth certificate
A 2-month-old baby boy is at the center of a Madison same-sex couple's federal discrimination lawsuit seeking to have the state's birth certificate policy ruled unconstitutional.
La Crosse County accepting gay marriage license applications
La Crosse County is now accepting same-sex marriage license applications, County Clerk Ginny Dankmeyer announced Monday morning.
Court rules against gay marriage bans in Wisconsin, Indiana
A U.S. appeals court in Chicago has ruled that gay marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana are unconstitutional.
Wisconsin to appeal marriage ruling to high court
Wisconsin's attorney general says he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a federal appellate ruling striking down the state's gay marriage ban.
‘Wisconsin Unites for Marriage' coalition comes to La Crosse
A group of community leaders, organizations, and individuals are speaking out in support for same sex marriage in Wisconsin.
Court upholds Wis. domestic partner registry
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld as constitutional a 2009 law creating a domestic partner registry that provides limited benefits to same-sex couples.
Van Hollen: Gay marriage isn't a fundamental right
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says the U.S. Constitution's equal protection clause doesn't cover sexual orientation the same way it does gender discrimination and there's no fundamental right for gay couples to marry.
Uncertainty for gay couples married in Wisconsin
A federal judge's order for Wisconsin officials to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses didn't address the legal status of the more than 550 gay marriages conducted in the last week.
