A gay couple from Cheyenne has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Wyoming law that defines marriage as existing only between a man and a woman. David Shupe-Roderick, 25, and Ryan Dupree, 21, filed the lawsuit Aug. 13 after the Laramie County Clerk’s Office refused to issue them a marriage license.
Shupe-Roderick said he began to consider litigation after the third rejection. “If we’re the Equality State, then (Wyoming) needs to live up to the name,” he said. Shupe-Roderick and Dupree are acting as their own attorneys in the case, but Shupe-Roderick said he is discussing the complaint with attorneys and may find legal representation.
He added that a pre-trial conference is scheduled for next month. Wyoming attorney general Bruce Salzburg declined to comment on the case because he hadn’t reviewed the lawsuit yet.
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