Greg Bourke

Greg Bourke

Greg Bourke and his husband Michael DeLeon 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, Greg Bourke discusses his experience of coming out as a gay man in Kentucky, and talks about places in Lexington, Kentucky that were welcoming and those that were not. He discusses his conflict with the Boy Scouts of America due to their policy against LGBTQ members. He talks about meeting his husband Michael DeLeon 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.

Sexual minorities--Identity.

Sexual orientation.

Gays--Family relationships.

Boy Scouts of America.

Lexington (Ky.).

Sexual minorities' families.

University of Kentucky

Gay community

Homosexuality--Religious aspects.

Homosexuality--Social aspects.

Discrimination.

Religion

Churches

Gay couples.

Gay men--Relations with heterosexuals

Gays--United States--Social conditions.

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Lance Poston

Greg Bourke

Obergefell v. Hodges

Marriage equality

Same-sex marriages

Bourke v. Beshear

University of Louisville

Homophobia.

Coming out (Sexual orientation)

Louisville (Ky.)

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