Tom Witt, head of LGBT advocacy group Equality Kansas, said the problem with the foster care system isnt a shortage of agencies, its a shortage of families. He said that this legislation will help drain an already shallow pool.
Date: Apr 26, 2018
Category: U.S.
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Court ruling against gay marriage could cause legal 'chaos'
Recent history of the past eight months, plus all the rulings of the past 20 years, dont indicate that to us this is going to go against us, said Tom Witt, executive director of gay rights organization Equality Kansas. It could, but a giant meteor could fall on my head in the next five seconds.
Date: Jun 09, 2015
Source: Google
Kansas quietly enacted religious objections law 2 years ago, but political ground ...
"The marker has changed," Tom Witt, executive director of Equality Kansas, the gay-rights group that was neutral two years ago, said Monday. "The phrase 'religious freedom' has become a loaded phrase."
Date: Apr 06, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Kansas Gov. Rescinds Protections for LGBT State Workers
Democrats spoke out against the new orders reversal on LGBT rights, while state Republicans had mixed reactions. Tom Witt, executive director of Equality Kansas, told the Kansas City Star that the move was an outrage.
Schmidt, who's been defending the state's marriage ban, did not immediately respond to the decision. But Tom Witt, executive director of the gay-rights group Equality Kansas, said the Kansas Supreme Court is telling lower-court judges it won't stop them if they authorize same-sex marriage licenses.
Date: Nov 18, 2014
Category: U.S.
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Same-sex couples get marriage licenses at Sedgwick County Courthouse
Reno and McPherson counties are accepting applications from same-sex couples but telling them that the counties will not issue licenses until directed by the Kansas Supreme Court, said Tom Witt, executive director of Equality Kansas, the states leading LGBT rights organization.
Gay rights advocates say the justices' action Wednesday was another sign they're likely to ultimately prevail. "Now, this is a day to celebrate," said Tom Witt, executive director of the gay rights group Equality Kansas.
Date: Nov 13, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Questions fly in Kansas, as SCOTUS temporarily blocks marriage equality
Clerks offices were scheduled to close Tuesday for Veterans Day, so the big question is whether same-sex couples can begin applying for marriage licenses on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Tom Witt advised gay and lesbian couples to rush to the altar as soon as possible.