WILLIAMSBURG, Va., March 12 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:
Activist Jim Obergefell, whose name is permanently tied to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality, will visit William & Mary this month to deliver the annual Atwater Lecture.
Obergefell - the named plaintiff in the 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges - will speak at 7 p.m. March 18 as part of the lecture series hosted by Alma Mater Productions (AMP). The event is supported by the Janet and Peter Atwater Lecture Endowment.
During the lecture, Obergefell plans to reflect on what he describes as his "an accidental legacy," recounting the personal story that led him from private citizen to a national figure in the fight for LGBTQ+ e...