40 Under 40: Camilla Taylor

Crain's Chicago Business

11/2009

"In April, the Iowa Supreme Court handed down a unanimous ruling on Varnum v. Brien: Banning gay couples from marrying violates the state's constitution.

"The ruling made Iowa the third state to legalize same-sex marriage. Since then, three more states have done so.

"More important, 'the conversation has moved forward nationally,' says Camilla Taylor, lead counsel in Varnum v. Brien and a senior staff attorney in the Midwest office of Lambda Legal, a national legal organization working for the civil rights of lesbians, gay men and people with AIDS."

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