10.18.07
Colorado Lesbians Who Sought Marriage Face Trial
Two lesbians who staged a sit-in in the Denver clerk and recorder’s office after they were denied a marriage license have been charged with trespassing and will face trial, according to the Associated Press.
Kate Burns and Sheila Schroeder, both of Englewood, Colo., pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the charge. Their trial is scheduled for Dec. 17.
When the clerk and recorder’s office closed during their September visit, Burns and Schroeder refused to leave, arguing that they deserved the federal benefits offered to heterosexual married couples.
In last November’s mid-term elections, Colorado voters approved a ban on gay marriage and rejected a proposal to give same-sex couples some of the legal benefits given to married couples.