Plaintiff and gay rights activist Derek Kitchen, center left, hugs his cousin Amelia Davis, left, as Derek's partner Moudi Sbeity hugs his mother Joni Jensen, after leaving court following a hearing at the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Thursday, April 10, 2014. The court is to decide if it agrees with a federal judge in Utah who in mid-December overturned a 2004 voter-passed gay marriage ban, saying it violates gay and lesbian couples' rights to due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley), APTOPIX