Gay Kansas

As reported yesterday, the United States Supreme Court will hear a case on laws to limit funeral pickets by anti-gay extremist Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church. Kansas Attorney General Steve Six wants to intervene in opposition to Phelps.

• KTKA 49 Topeka: Six plans involvement in Supreme Court’s Phelps case

In related news, Danbury, Conn., is dealing with a protest by Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church over a local production of The Laramie Project.

• Danbury News-Times: Day after protest, gays invited to church’s ‘Radically Inclusive Celebration’

Kansas City is now home to a Hamburger Mary’s, a gay burger chain that originated in San Francisco.

• The Pitch: Hamburger Mary’s figures Kansas City’s ready for big gay burgers

Kansas City columnist Jenée Osterheldt responds to tabloid complaints about Brangelina dressing daughter Shiloh like a boy.

• Kansas City Star: Let’s not impose gender stereotypes on toddlers

Colorado’s LGBT Center will honor local lawyer Denise Maes as “Barrister of the Year” at its 13th Annual Jokers, Jewels & Justice reception. President Obama appointed Maes general counsel for the White House Office of Administration.

• Colorado LGBT Center: An elegant evening of casino gaming benefitting The Center’s Legal & Advocacy Program

Also in Colorado, Catholic archbishop of Denver Charles Chaput is defending a local Catholic school’s decision to bar an elementary student from attending because the student’s parents are lesbians.

• Associated Press: Archbishop defends decision on lesbians’ children

The Oklahoma legislature is considering laws to combat the state’s high divorce rate. One proposal would mandate counselling before a marriage or divorce. Some conservative lawmakers oppose the proposal, saying it’s government involvement in a private matter. Critics claim these lawmakers are hypocrites for supporting state involvement in abortion and same-sex marriage.

• Associated Press: Okla. conservatives debate divorce legislation
• Think Progress: After Telling Women, Gays How To Live, Oklahoma GOP Outraged At ‘Government Intervention’ In Divorces