US EditionOpponents in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage now are friends
FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO, JUN 26 – Jim Obergefell and Rick Hodges, once opposing figures, now friends, reflect on marriage equality's impact amid ongoing political challenges and 591,000 same-sex couples married since 2015.
- On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges, making marriage equality legal throughout the country.
- This ruling followed a legal battle in Ohio where Jim Obergefell sued after his late husband’s death certificate was refused, with Rick Hodges as the defendant whose role was to defend state policy.
- Obergefell and Hodges later became friends, meeting regularly and speaking together at events, while the ruling has enabled millions, including pastor Brae Adams, to secure equal marriage rights and protections.
- Approval of same-sex marriage has increased to 68% according to a recent Gallup survey, despite efforts by legislators in nine states this year to introduce laws restricting marriage rights for same-sex couples.
- Advocates remain committed to protecting marriage equality, viewing it as a fundamental right, with recent bipartisan laws providing some safeguards amid ongoing challenges and partisan divides.
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