Michael J. DeLeon

Michael J. DeLeon

Michael DeLeon and his husband Greg Bourke were the plaintiffs in the Kentucky same-sex marriage case Bourke v. Beshear which later went to the Supreme Court as part of the Obergefell v. Hodges case which ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples.

In this interview, Michael DeLeon discusses his childhood in rural Kentucky, his experiences at the University of Kentucky, and his experience coming out as a gay man. He talks about meeting his husband Greg Bourke and their involvement in the same-sex marriage cases Bourke v. Beshear and Obergefell v. Hodges. He discusses the role of religion in his life, his involvement in activism, and his family.

Gay men--Identity.

Gay adoption.

Gay men--United States--Social conditions.

Gay rights movement

Gay rights--United States.

Gays--Family relationships.

Gays--United States--Social conditions.

Homosexuality--Law and legislation--United States.

Sexual minority parents.

Gay parents.

Gay couples.

Gay men--Legal status, laws, etc.

Gay men--Family relationships--United States.

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Lance Poston

Michael J. DeLeon

Hardin County (Ky.)

Childhood

Education, Higher--Kentucky

University of Kentucky

Coming out (Sexual orientation)

Gay bars

Gay community

Greg Bourke

Marriage equality

Same-sex marriages

Bourke v. Beshear

Obergefell v. Hodges

Religion

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