Nebraska doesn't recognize her marriage — or even her name (LGBT)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/columnists/kelly-nebraska-doesn-t-recognize-her-marriage-or-even-her/article_787654f9-b1ed-5a93-bc8d-04a14a163992.html

By Michael Kelly / World-Herald columnist

She had no trouble obtaining a Nebraska driver’s license at 16, but now she’s been turned down at 51.

It has nothing to do with Sue Stroesser’s ability to drive, and everything to do with another kind of license: her Iowa marriage license, attesting that she is wed to Mary Stroesser.


Sue Stroesser: Omaha native Sue Kirchofer married Mary Stroesser in Iowa in 2009 and changed her last name.

Although staffers at the Department of Motor Vehicles office near 50th and L Streets in Omaha were polite, Sue said, she left in tears.

“At the core of my pain and shock,” she said, “is that I am from Omaha. I was born and raised here. These are my people, and these are Mary’s people. I am left feeling angry, sad and a little bit empty.”

FULL story at link.

[noamnety]

1. K&R (nt)

[Zorra]

2. I can access the link, but I believe either they pulled the story or

are having a website glitch.

[noamnety]

3. still working for me.

weird.

[dionysus]

4. shameful of them. nt

[burrowowl]

5. K&R