Tag: Branch Out



On Thursday, December 4th, 2014, Olin’s LGBT graduate club BranchOUT, celebrated with more than 60 fellow students the recent decision by a state judge overturning Missouri’s constitutional ban on gay marriage.

Sadie Pierce (left) and Lilly Leyh were the first same-sex couple legally married in Missouri. (Love and Perry Photography)

Sadie Pierce (left) and Lilly Leyh were the first same-sex couple legally married in Missouri. (Love and Perry Photography)

The ruling immediately set off a rush among some same-sex couples to apply for marriage licenses, including Lilly Leyh, dual degree candidate at Olin (MBA) and Brown School (MS in social work).  Lilly and her spouse Sadie Pierce were the first in line to receive legal marriage documentation. Read more in the Record.

The event was co-sponsored by the Weston Career Center. For more information, go to BranchOUT campus groups page.