Same-sex Marriage plaintiffs speak in Logan
Zach Volin addresses the crowd gathered to hear four of the plaintiffs in the same-sex marriage case on Thursday at the Strata office. Jeffrey Dahdah photo
On Thursday four of the plaintiffs from Utah’s same sex marriage case spoke to Utah State University students and Logan residents at the Strata Office. Plaintiffs Laurie Wood, Kody Partridge, Moudi Sbeity and Derek Kitchen answered panel and audience questions.
A student run organization called Aggies For Liberty hosted the event.
“The goal of our organization is to spread the ideas of liberty to the student population as well as the community,” said Zach Volin, president of Aggies For Liberty. “Our hope is that through the activities that we host we promote and educate the public about the true meaning of liberty and individual human rights.”
In addition to answering questions about the case, the plaintiffs discussed legal interpretations and ideas.
“The events are all typically focused on exploring the ideas that make society more free and enhance well being for people in general,” said Nick Hilton, a member of Aggies For Liberty who helped organize the event. “It’s exploring the ideas of where we draw the line with personal freedom.”
According to Volin, though the plaintiffs live in Salt Lake City they were happy to come up and talk about their experience. Sbeity was asked to come by a friend that works at the Strata office.
“She asked [Sbeity] if he would like to come up here and speak to the students here at Utah State University as well as the community members just about their experience with the case and their personal stories and just ask them questions about that,” Volin said. “He was more than willing to do so.”
Laurie Wood, Kody Partridge, Moudi Sbeity and Derek Kitchen speak to the crowd at the Strata office on Thurday. Jeffrey Dahdah photo
On Thursday four of the plaintiffs from Utah’s same sex marriage case spoke to Utah State University students and Logan residents at the Strata Office. The plaintiffs, Laurie Wood, Kody Partridge, Moudi Sbeity and Derek Kitchen answered panel and audience questions.
The discussion lasted about an hour and was live streamed on Youtube.com. The suit, which overturned Proposition 3 banning same sex marriage in Utah, was upheld in June and the state of Utah has requested an appeal to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has not yet voted on if they will take the case or not.
“I think it’s really important they’re here,” Volin said. “They’re able to educate Utah State University students, Cache Valley community members.”
Jeffrey Dahdah
@dahdahUSU