(b) No relationship, other than a marriage, shall be recognized by the state as entitling the parties to the rights or incidents of marriage.The Kansas Equality Coalition grew out of the organized but ultimately unsuccessful political opposition to the amendment.

The KEC is a statewide group of people determined to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.

Following the Supreme Court decision in Schmidt v. Moriarty in 2014, 19 Kansas counties began issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples.

Following the ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, all Kansas counties were issuing same sex marriage certificates.

The combination of the Supreme Court decisions, effectively, albeit unofficially, overturned the constitutional amendment.