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Kentucky Couple Challenging State's Ban on Same-Sex Marriages

A Louisville couple has filed a challenge to Kentucky's ban on same-sex marriages.

They're asking a federal judge to require the state to recognize valid unions from other states and countries.

Gregory Bourke and Michael Deleon filed suit Friday morning in U.S. District Court in Louisville. The issue of same sex marriages and rights has been a hot topic at rallies in Louisville and across the country.

Burke and Deleon are seeking an injunction to stop state and local officials from enforcing the ban written into the Kentucky constitution in 2004.

The suit is the first such challenge in the state since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

That's a federal law blocking married same-sex couples from receiving the same benefits as heterosexual spouses.

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