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Gay marriage foes to seek protective laws again ———

10th Circuit ruling striking down ban in Utah renews sense of urgency By John Hanna Associated Press Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

PAULA ROSE, CENTER, CO-CURATOR OF THE “YWAS: YOUNG WOMAN ARTISTS” SHOW at Wonder Fair, talks with Lawrence artist Kristin Morland during an artist’s reception prior to the show’s opening on June 27 at Wonder Fair, 803 1/2 Massachusetts St. Meredith Moore, owner of Wonder Fair Gallery, hopes the show will not only highlight talented female artists but also spark conversation about why gender disparities exist in the art world.

WHAT’S WITH THE GENDER IMBALANCE IN ART? By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep

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hen curators of a new show at Wonder Fair Gallery started counting how many female artists were represented in regional galleries compared with male artists, they discovered disparities. The gender gap at Wonder Fair, owner Meredith Moore admits, was pretty much equally as wide. “YWAs: Young Woman Artists,” on view

through Aug. 24 at Wonder Fair, 803 1/2 Massachusetts St., features artwork by 16 women accompanied by figures from these gallery surveys. Moore hopes the show will not only highlight talented artists but also spark conversation about why disparities exist. “The goal is not to call out galleries and institutions — even ourselves — for perpetuating gender imbalance,” she said. “Rather, through ‘YWAs’ we hope to bring its benign Please see ARTISTS, page 2A

Topeka — Kansas legislators will face renewed pressure next year to provide additional legal protections to those who want to avoid accommodating same-sex couples for religious reasons in the wake of federal courts nationwide invalidating state gay marriage bans. A “religious freedom” measure failed in the Legislature earlier this year, even though conservative Republicans control both chambers and top GOP leaders strongly support the state constitution’s ban on gay marriage. The debate pitted business groups against conservative religious leaders, a divide that aided gay rights advocates who argued that the legislation was more sweeping and Please see MARRIAGE, page 2A

KU professor helping National Park Service to identify LGBT landmarks

KANSAS UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR KATIE BATZA, left, recently met with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell as part of an effort by the National Park Service to research lesbian and gay history.

By Scott Rothschild Twitter: @ljwrothschild

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A Kansas University professor is one of 16 scholars from across the country participating in an effort by the National Park Service to iden-

tify historic places and events commemorating the history and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. “If you look in the history books of not so long ago, there was very little about the

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The Rev. Terry Fox, a prominent Southern Baptist minister in Wichita and a leader in getting voters to approve Kansas’ gay marriage ban in 2005, said he and other pastors are determined to get legislators to take up the issue after reconvening in January.

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