LGBT in Indian tribes
Reynolds and McKinley
by Dan Mahoney | Dec 9, 2016 | freedom to marry, gay American Indians, LGBT Native Americans, LGBT in Indian tribes, LGBT reservations, Cherokee, Same-sex marriage, Cherokee Nation
NCLR represents Kathy Reynolds and Dawn McKinley, a same-sex couple who are members of the Cherokee Nation. In May 2004, Reynolds and McKinley obtained a marriage certificate from the Cherokee Nation and married shortly thereafter. The next month, another member of the Cherokee Nation filed a petition seeking to invalidate Reynolds and McKinley’s marriage. NCLR successfully defended Reynolds and McKinley before the Cherokee high court. Two days later, various members of the Cherokee...