OKC Pride presents: A Meet & Greet with the plaintiffs in the Oklahoma Marriage Equality Lawsuit

Join OKC Pride, Cimarron Alliance Equality Center, and The Gayly as we welcome Mary Bishop & Sharon Baldwin and Sue Barton & Gay Phillips to Oklahoma City. Please mark your calendars and join us as we learn more from the front lines of the fight for marriage equality, and befriend those who are leading the way. Lite hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be provided. Chi Gallery, 2300 NW 17th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 5:00-7:00 p.m. - Meet & Greet Reception (open to the public) -Business casual attire- ABOUT We are the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging Oklahoma's state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act. DESCRIPTION On Nov. 3, 2004, Oklahoma voters approved a state constitutional amendment limiting marriage in the state to opposite-gender couples. On Nov. 4, two Tulsa-area lesbian couples -- Mary Bishop & Sharon Baldwin and Sue Barton & Gay Phillips -- sued the state and federal governments for the right to marry and for recognition of the marriages of same-gender couples. In the years since then, Sue and Gay have gotten married in both Canada and California. Together 29 years, they are now fighting for the right to have their marriage recognized by the state of Oklahoma. Mary and Sharon, who have been together 17 years, are still fighting for the right to marry in Oklahoma. Check in here for background and the latest updates on the case, which is the longest-running marriage-equality lawsuit in the country. For more info on this group of individuals, please visit their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/oklahomamarriageequality/info