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Index 2004 Kentucky Amendment 1

Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, Kentucky State Board of Elections.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 16 relations: Civil union, Constitution of Kentucky, Due Process Clause, Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Fundamental rights, Kentucky, Kentucky Equality Federation, Kentucky State Capitol, LGBT rights in Kentucky, Marriage, Obergefell v. Hodges, Same-sex marriage, Same-sex marriage in Kentucky, Same-sex relationship, U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions.

  2. 2004 Kentucky elections
  3. 2004 ballot measures
  4. 2004 in American law
  5. 2004 in LGBT history
  6. Kentucky ballot measures
  7. LGBT history in Kentucky
  8. Marriage in Kentucky
  9. Same-sex marriage ballot measures in the United States
  10. U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions

Civil union

A civil union (also known as a civil partnership) is a legally recognized arrangement similar to marriage, created primarily as a means to provide recognition in law for same-sex couples.

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Constitution of Kentucky

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the document that governs the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Due Process Clause

A Due Process Clause is found in both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, which prohibit the deprivation of "life, liberty, or property" by the federal and state governments, respectively, without due process of law.

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Equal Protection Clause

The Equal Protection Clause is part of the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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Fundamental rights

Fundamental rights are a group of rights that have been recognized by a high degree of protection from encroachment.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Kentucky Equality Federation

Kentucky Equality Federation is an umbrella organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender civil rights in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, consisting of Federation for Kentucky Equality, Inc., Kentucky Equality Coalition, Inc., and Kentucky Equality PAC.

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Kentucky State Capitol

The Kentucky State Capitol is located in Frankfort and is the house of the three branches (executive, legislative, judicial) of the state government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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LGBT rights in Kentucky

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S. state of Kentucky still face some legal challenges not experienced by other people.

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Marriage

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses.

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Obergefell v. Hodges

Obergefell v. Hodges,, is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.

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Same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex.

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Same-sex marriage in Kentucky

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Kentucky since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26, 2015. 2004 Kentucky Amendment 1 and Same-sex marriage in Kentucky are marriage in Kentucky.

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Same-sex relationship

A same-sex relationship is a romantic or sexual relationship between people of the same sex.

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U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions

Prior to the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions of several different types passed, banning legal recognition of same-sex unions in U.S. state constitutions, referred to by proponents as "defense of marriage amendments" or "marriage protection amendments." These state amendments are different from the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment, which would ban same-sex marriage in every U.S. 2004 Kentucky Amendment 1 and U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions are same-sex marriage ballot measures in the United States.

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See also

2004 Kentucky elections

2004 ballot measures

2004 in American law

2004 in LGBT history

Kentucky ballot measures

LGBT history in Kentucky

Marriage in Kentucky

Same-sex marriage ballot measures in the United States

U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Kentucky_Amendment_1

Also known as General Provisions Section 233A (Kentucky), General Provisions, Section 233A, Kentucky Amendment 1, Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004), Section 233A.