The landmark Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which made same-sex marriage legal nationwide in 2015, may soon face a serious challenge. The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether to hear a case that could overturn the decision — a move that has sparked outrage and concern from LGBTQ+ figures and allies alike.
The potential reversal comes nearly three years after the court overturned Roe v. Wade, leaving many advocates warning that marriage equality has been in the crosshairs all along.
LGBTQ+ Voices Speak Out
Jonathan Van Ness
“Gay people have wanted be left out of the Kim Davis 2008 pompadour narrative for the last 10 years.”
Chasten Buttigieg
Writing on Threads, he quipped:
“Meet Kim Davis, the woman who would like to speak to the manager, I mean Supreme Court, about marriage.”
Feminista Jones
“Do all the white queers who hate Black people realize they’re gonna lose their right to marriage bc their fellow white supremacists need to force procreation to make more white people?”
Johnny Palmadessa
“As a gay man, I’ve contacted the offices of gay members of Congress to discuss the potential Supreme Court case on marriage equality. I just got off the phone with Mike Johnson’s office.”
Bradley Whitford
Directed his frustration at Apple’s CEO:
“Hey @tim_cook. In ’14 you said ‘I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.’ I just watched a video of you kissing the ass of the felonious fascist whose Supreme Court is poised to put an end to gay marriage. You gonna speak up?”
Majid M. Padellan (Brooklyn Dad Defiant)
“BREAKING: They want to ban gay marriage now. Is interracial marriage next? WE. FUCKING. TOLD. YOU.”
Remembering the Day It Became Law
Dan Marcus
“I remember waking up the day same sex marriage was legal. I felt so much hope and optimism for the future. With each passing day, I feel so much despair — not just for this current generation, but for those who will grow up with fear and uncertainty.”
Derek Guy
“Obergefell v. Hodges made me believe in the whole ‘arc of history bends towards justice.’ In the 90s, I didn’t think gay marriage would be legalized in my lifetime. We would have never gotten here without the decision and now it may be overturned.”
Pointing Out Hypocrisy
Hemant Mehta
“A reminder of how seriously Kim Davis takes the ‘sanctity of marriage’: She married Husband 1, had twins with Husband 3, divorced Husband 1, married Husband 2, divorced Husband 2, married Husband 3, divorced husband 3, then remarried Husband 2.”
Barrett Pall
“I did not go to an old friend’s wedding this weekend bc she was marrying a Trump supporter… 48 hours later my marriage is on the chopping block. This is why EVERYTHING IS POLITICAL & some things can’t just be put to the side.”
Drebae
“If they overturn gay marriage, please know interracial marriages are next. Oh, and they want to make 14-year-olds considered legal adults.”
John Michael Di Spirito
“We’ve been married for 4 of the last 10 years that Marriage Equality has been available to us… We are Americans just like the rest of you and we are going to be the litmus test in this country for how far this can all go if we all don’t stand up and shut it down NOW.”
Ben Yahr
“To all the Trump voters who told their gay loved ones ‘don’t worry they’re not going to go after gay marriage,’ hope you rot in hell.”
Mike Nellis
“Banning gay marriage was always part of their plan, just like repealing Roe v. Wade. A lot of us tried to warn people about that…”
Kai Cameron
“Vibes are rancid. Delete the country. Rights speedrun mode. Full dystopia chic. Cancel straight people. Democracy is rotting. Time to riot.”
