When I told my mother I was gay, she sat me down for a family meeting. I prepared for that moment for years because I didn't want to disappoint her. I had recently graduated from college and got my first job a month earlier.We debated and argued for hours and in the end she said that she would not accept me because my church would not accept me. I moved out that night. I soon learned that many of my gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender friends were also leaving the homes and churches they grew up in.Many ...

try and try again, ideally with a more favorable Supreme Court. That has been the strategy for certain conservative groups for decades. And they have a new target now, gay marriage.A new group calling itself greater than is trying to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruling which legalized same-sex marriage. They're ostensibly doing this to protect the children.Take a listen. When Obergefell redefined marriage to include same-sex couples, it was billed as a win for adult equality. In In reali ...

Joining us now is Leah Litman, University of Michigan law professor and co-host of the podcast Strict Scrutiny, and Mark Joseph Stern, senior writer for Slate and the co-host of the Amicus Podcast. Mark, fill in the gaps here. Why is the same-sex marriage issue back before the Supreme Court today.Well, the court will be considering a petition by Kim Davis. Uh, you may remember she was the Kentucky clerk who refused to grant a marriage license to a same-sex couple shortly after the Supreme Court issued its d ...

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Lieutenant Governor Earl Sears announcing I will say you routinely refer to me as Miss Earl Sears just please give her a chance refer to me as your enemy. I'm not your enemy. You are not my enemy.We are political opponents. The comments that Jay Jones made are absolutely abhorrent. I denounce them when I learned of them and I will denounce them every opportunity I get.I don't understand why you just can't come forward and say he needs to go. You cannot be governor. >> My opponent has previously said that sh ...

Legal & Political Analysis - Hillary Clinton suggests LGBTQ+ couples should marry due to potential Supreme Court action on gay marriage [1] - The Supreme Court may revisit Obergefell, the case legalizing nationwide marriage equality [2] - A Supreme Court justice, Clarence Thomas, has expressed interest in revisiting Obergefell [2] - If Obergefell is overturned, many states have trigger laws to ban same-sex marriage [3][4] - 32 states have trigger laws that would no longer recognize same-sex marriage if Obergefell is overturned [3] Social Impact - Individuals in states like Georgia may need to move to states like Illinois to obtain a marriage license if Obergefell is overturned [3]