On Aug. 25the evening before the Chicago-based 7th Court of Appeals hears oral arguments on Indiana and Wisconsin's gay marriage bansactivists from the region will gather at Federal Plaza for a rally in support of marriage equality.
The rally will start at 5:30 p.m. near the Dirksen Federal Building at Dearborn and Adams.
In an Aug. 13 statement, Kyle Megrath of Hoosiers Unite for Marriage said, "It's imperative that we show the courts that here in Indiana, we believe freedom means freedom for everyone. So on August 25th, the eve of oral arguments, marriage supporters from Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois and across the nation will rally in Chicago in support of the freedom to marry. … It wasn't that long ago when it seemed as though same-sex couples in Indiana would never garner the respect that they deserved. …Now in just a few short months since our campaign launched, we're on the verge of putting the painful chapter of our marriage ban behind us and creating a state where we embrace all Hoosiersregardless of who they love."
The cases being considered by the court on Aug. 26 include three cases from Indiana Baskin v. Zoeller, Lee v. Pence and Midori Fujii v. State of Indianaas well as Walker v. Wolf, from Wisconsin.
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