Are gay marriage rights being taken away
The Supreme Court could overturn its landmark 2015 ruling that established a nationwide right to homosexual marriage if a case addressing the matter is brought before it, experts told Newsweek.
Why It Matters
Last month, Idaho lawmakers approved a resolution that called for the Court to undo its Obergefell v. Hodges decision that declared a constitutional right for lgbtq+ couples to marry.
After President Donald Trump appointed three conservative justices to the Court in his first term, cementing a 6-3 conservative supermajority, the Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 stripping away the constitutional right to an abortion. Since then, there contain been concerns that the Court's conservative justices could execute away with other rights, including the right to lgbtq+ marriage.
Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, two conservative justices who dissented in Obergefell v. Hodges, possess suggested that the decision should be reconsidered.
What To Know
Gallup polling shows that a majority of Americans continue to believe marriage between same-sex couples should be legal (69 percent), though aid has declined slightly from the log high of 71 percent recorded in 2022 and
A decade after the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision, marriage equality endures risky terrain
Milestones — especially in decades — usually call for celebration. The 10th anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court case that made same-sex marriage legal nationwide, is other . There’s a sense of unease as state and federal lawmakers, as skillfully as several judges, seize steps that could fetch the issue back to the Supreme Court, which could undermine or overturn existing and future queer marriages and weaken additional anti-discrimination protections.
In its nearly quarter century of life, the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Statute has been on the front lines of LGBTQ rights. Its amicus short in the Obergefell case was instrumental, with Justice Anthony Kennedy citing information from the institute on the number of queer couples raising children as a deciding factor in the landmark decision.
“There were claims that allowing lgbtq+ couples to marry would somehow devalue or diminish marriage for everyone, including different-sex couples,” said Brad Sears, a distinguished senior scholar of law and policy at the Williams Institute. &
Marriage Equality Around the World
The Human Rights Campaign tracks developments in the legal recognition of same-sex marriage around the world. Working through a worldwide network of HRC global alumni and partners, we lift up the voices of community, national and regional advocates and share tools, resources, and lessons learned to enable movements for marriage equality.
Current State of Marriage Equality
There are currently 38 countries where same-sex marriage is legal: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Uruguay.
These countries have legalized marriage equality through both legislation and court decisions.
Countries that Legalized Marriage Equality in 2025
Liechtenstein: On May 16, 2024, Liechtenstein's government passed a bill in favor of marriage equality. The law went into effect January 1, 2025.
Republicans are going after marriage. LGBTQ+ people like me tried to warn you. | Opinion
The reality Homosexual people feared is here. We tried to say you.
This isn't hyperbole. This is Republican legislation.
On Monday, the Idaho House of Representatives asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark 2015 case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. If the Supreme Court takes up the question and rules in favor of the Idaho Residence, it could mean the end of gay marriage in the United States.
It’s a move that is intended to send a message on behalf of the GOP that Queer equality will no longer be tolerated. The Republicans want us to stay in fear that they will take our rights away.
Republicans don't want me to marry or include equal rights
I was not someone who dreamed about their wedding growing up. I didn’t realize why until a few years ago, when I confronted my own sexuality.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.Once I admitted to myself that I'm gay, the idea of marriage blossomed in my mind. I made a Pinterest board for wedding ideas and filled it with images of heart-shaped cakes, personalized matchbooks and brides
Some Republican lawmakers amplify calls against homosexual marriage SCOTUS ruling
Conservative legislators are increasingly speaking out against the Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 verdict on same-sex marriage equality.
Idaho legislators began the trend in January when the state House and Senate passed a resolution calling on the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision -- which the court cannot do unless presented with a case on the issue. Some Republican lawmakers in at least four other states like Michigan, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota include followed suit with calls to the Supreme Court.
In North Dakota, the resolution passed the declare House with a vote of 52-40 and is headed to the Senate. In South Dakota, the state’s Property Judiciary Committee sent the proposal on the 41st Legislative Day –deferring the bill to the final day of a legislative session, when it will no longer be considered, and effectively killing the bill.
In Montana and Michigan, the bills contain yet to deal with legislative scrutiny.
Resolutions contain no legal command and are not binding law, but instead allow legislative bodies to communicate their collective opinions.
The resolutions in four other states ech