US Edition10 Years After Obergefell, Gay Marriage Faces Growing Threats
UNITED STATES, JUN 26 – The 2015 ruling secured marriage equality for over 590,000 same-sex couples but faces ongoing political opposition with more than 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced in 2024 alone.
- Ten years after the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, marriage equality is still a constitutional right nationwide.
- Obergefell and John Arthur married in Maryland after Ohio refused to recognize their union, leading to a consolidated lawsuit under the Fourteenth Amendment that culminated in the 2015 Supreme Court decision.
- The Supreme Court's 5–4 ruling based on the Fourteenth Amendment declared marriage a fundamental right, emphasizing due process and equal protection clauses.
- Following the 2015 Supreme Court ruling, same-sex marriages surged, granting thousands access to adoption, inheritance, tax, and medical rights.
- A decade after Obergefell, anti-LGBTQ groups and Justice Clarence Thomas advocate revisiting marriage rights amid a conservative supermajority on the court.
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By CNN Español Same-sex marriage is a reality in at least 39 countries, according to a report by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) and the total number of those that approved the law in recent years. In Latin America, the first country where same-sex couples were able to say "I do" was Argentina, where it was legalized in 2010. Chile, in 2021, and Cuba and Mexico in 2022 were the latest to join the l…
CBS Mornings Revives Gay Rights Fear Mongering – After Saying Opposite
CBS Mornings Revives Gay Rights Fear Mongering – After Saying Opposite During Friday’s CBS Mornings Plus, hosts Tony Dokoupil and Adriana Diaz invited Kevin Jennings, CEO of the activist group Lambda Legal, to stoke fears that Obergefell v. Hodges might be in jeopardy. The segment unfolded as a slow‑burn panic session as the trio lamented over how anti-LGBTQ sentiment has supposedly grown since the Obergefell ruling was delivered by the Supreme…
Communities fight back against states banning Pride flags on government buildings
This year marks a decade since same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide. But in several Republican-led states, efforts are underway to ban Pride flags from public schools and government buildings, sparking a wave of local resistance. Deema Zein reports.
ThePatriotLight - Gay marriage has a hidden cost — and children are paying the price
ThePatriotLight - Ten years ago, a great injustice was done to children. In Obergefell vs. Hodges, the Supreme Court equated two things that for children will never be equal: Same-sex and opposite-sex marriages. One pairing unites children with two people to whom they have a natural right. The other separates children from one — or both.Gay marriage hasn’t led to greater love for LGBTQ adults but rather harm to children. As many of us predicted,…
Guest column: Ten years after Obergefell have been great, but the work is not over
It was a hot, sunny morning on our farm in East Tennessee the morning the Obergefell vs. Hodges decision came down. We had the television on, as we had for several days, knowing the decision was coming soon.
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