"A Gallup poll released in May of this year found that a record-high 88% of Democrats support same-sex marriage. Support from independents stands at 76% ... but Republican support has dipped to 41%. Conservative legislators are increasingly speaking out against the Supreme Court's landmark 2015 ruling on same- sex marriage equality, and Justice Clarence Thomas himself has expressed an interest in revisiting the Obergefell decision. A plaintiff has recently asked the justices to do exactly that."
"These are not encouraging signs for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies interested in upholding marriage equality. As is true in many areas of American community life during the second Trump administration, there has been a shift in mood around same-sex marriage-and I see the fear of losing this right reflected in the words and lives of many of my clients, colleagues, and friends."
Support for same-sex marriage varies across political lines, with 88% of Democrats, 76% of independents, and 41% of Republicans supporting it, and recent legal moves seek to revisit the Obergefell decision. Conservative legislators and at least one plaintiff are pushing the Supreme Court to reconsider marriage equality. Growing hostility has shifted public mood and generated fear among LGBTQ+ people, triggering trauma and PTSD symptoms for many who experienced long-term oppression and exclusion from legal partnership rights. Allies and professionals need to recognize the depth of that trauma. Couples in committed relationships may consider marrying now to secure rights against possible legal rollback.
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