Over 25 years ago, Peter Harrigan and his now-husband Stan Baler were one of the three plaintiff couples in Vermont’s Freedom to Marry lawsuit. The Vermont Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Baker v. State in 1999, which led to Vermont’s Civil Union law the following year.

Harrigan reflects on the tumultuous days leading to these momentous events; the path toward Marriage Equality achieved in Vermont in 2009; the US Supreme Court decisions that came in 2013 and 2015; and new threats to LGBTQIA rights based on the current composition of the US Supreme Court. Look back and ahead with this timely presentation. A Vermont Humanities event hosted by Craftsbury Public Library. Craftsbury Common, Craftsbury Public Library, 149 Common Loop, 6:00 pm. Craftsbury Public Library, (802) 586-9683.