Chronicles the improbable story of a brash, inexperienced gay activist and a tiny Salt Lake City law firm that joined forces to topple Utah's gay marriage ban. It is a story of triumph, setback, and a little-known lawsuit that should have failed, but instead paved the way for a U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex unions nationwide.

Church & State is the improbable story of an inexperienced gay activist and a tiny Salt Lake City law firm that joined forces to topple Utah's gay marriage ban. The film offers a glimpse at the Mormon church's influence in state politics and the squabbles inside the gay community that nearly derailed a chance to make history. It's the case that shook a state and changed the nation.