Above the Law: "It Is Absolutely Time To Panic About Marriage Equality"
It infuriates me that the issue of same-sex marriage seems once again to be up for grabs. The bottom line here is that NO ONE, and certainly no heterosexual, has been harmed in any way by the legalization of same-sex marriage. There is NO rational reason to oppose it, or to overturn the decision that allowed it.
And then there’s just the sheer injustice and unfairness of overturning it, after millions of people have structured their lives around same-sex marriage being legal.
Look, I am not in a same-sex marriage nor, at the moment, am I even in a romantic relationship, so it isn’t something that is likely to affect me in the near future. Nevertheless, should things change for me, I certainly would want that as an option. And I cannot begin to tell you how much of a slap in the face it is to me that many even in my own family continue to support a political party that is pushing this agenda. Those family members probably think their stance “isn’t personal” towards me, but trust me, this is VERY personal! The fact of the matter is you support a party that wishes to deny me the same rights you take for granted!
There is also something seriously wrong with a system in which every bit of human progress our society has managed to make is suddenly up for grabs merely because the political winds in D.C. have shifted. Our constitution guarantees equal protection under the laws, and that’s something we shouldn’t constantly have to fight to maintain!
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/08/it-is-absolutely-time-to-panic-about-marriage-equality/
From the article:
Forewarned is forearmed.
By Kathryn Rubino on August 13, 2025 4:04 pm
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You probably thought the Kentucky clerk who refused to follow the law and wouldn’t provide same-sex couples with marriage licenses in the wake of the landmark marriage equality case Obergefell v. Hodges, was, like skinny jeans and side parts, a sign of a bygone era. But now that flouting the law until it bends to your preferred religious proclivities is all the rage, Davis is back.
Davis is appealing an order directing her to pay a same-sex couple $100,000 in compensation (plus attorneys fees) for denying them a marriage license. In the appeal, Davis asks the Supreme Court to overturn the Obergefell case, and even the ask is deeply concerning. Because if you’ve been paying attention, you know the Supreme Court is gunning for Obergefell.
And it’s not just the doom-vibes of 2025 that has me predicting yet another roll back of rights. There’s plenty of written evidence that demonstrated a majority of the Court is ready to end marriage equality.
It all started with Samuel Alito’s unhinged dissent in Obergefell, and he still can’t let it go. In 2020, in a denial of cert in another case involving Davis, Alito and Thomas railed against Obergefell and its “ruinous consequences for religious liberty.” Then there was Alito’s *majority* opinion overturning established precedent guaranteeing the right to reproductive freedom in Dobbs, which creates parallels between the right established in Obergefell and reproductive freedom, as they’re not “deeply rooted in history.” And, of course, the concurrence in that case written by Clarence Thomas explicitly says the Court should “reconsider” its jurisprudence on marriage equality (as well as the Court’s holdings on consensual sexual contact and contraception, so there’s more horror to look forward to).
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