Derek Kitchen, a pioneer of same-sex marriage rights in Utah, finds himself in a tight, back-and-forth battle to be re-elected as a Utah State senator. As of today, his opponent in the Democratic primary, Jen Plumb, is clinging to a 51-vote advantage.
Derek successfully sued Utah for the right to be married, and he and his partner are among the first gays to be married in the state. Kitchen vs. Herbert remains a landmark decision in Utah. The case even drew the attention of the hightest court in the land, the U.S. Supreme Court granting a stay on a lower court ruling.
Those of us who hold to the belief marriage should be between a man and a woman, are sorry the decision gave gays the right to marry. While we believe same-sex couples can be wonderful people, and should be given equal rights in housing and employment, we continue to believe their marriages are wrong.
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