On March 26th, The Kansas State Senate rejected a discriminatory
amendment to the state constitution that would have denied marriage to
same-sex couples, even though a state law invalidating such marriages
already exists. The law would have also banned civil unions and
domestic partnerships. A similar amendment was also defeated earlier
that week in Iowa.
"The heartland's rejection of discrimination is a beacon to every corner
of America," said HRC President Cheryl Jacques. "The bipartisan Kansas
vote shows fair-minded Americans are defeating efforts to enshrine
discrimination into law."
Republican State Sen. David Adkins was among those leading efforts to
reject the measure. The measure needed a two-thirds' majority to pass.
It was defeated in a bipartisan 17-16 vote.
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