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June 15, 6pm- Making Headlines, Making Change Baker v. State: Making Headlines, Making Change. Over 25 years ago, Peter Harrigan and his now-husband Stan Baker were one of the three plaintiff couples in Vermont’s Freedom to Marry lawsuit. The Vermont Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Baker v. State in 1999, which led to Vermont’s Civil Union law the following year.

Harrigan reflects on the tumultuous days leading to these momentous events; the path toward Marriage Equality achieved in Vermont in 2009; the US Supreme Court decisions that came in 2013 and 2015; and new threats to LGBTQIA rights based on the current composition of the US Supreme Court. Look back and ahead with this timely presentation. A Vermont Humanities event hosted by Craftsbury Public Library.