A queer-owned bookstore in Somerville is hosting a wedding marathon on August 30 for LGBTQIA+ couples, providing an affordable package that includes a ceremony, photographer, treats, and drinks. The bookstore's owner, Christina Pascucci-Ciampa, emphasized the positive role their space plays in uplifting the community, especially during uncertain times. The event occurs as the Supreme Court considers appeals related to same-sex marriage rights, with concerns being raised regarding the potential overturning of protections established in Obergefell v. Hodges. Former presidential nominee Hillary Clinton warns that LGBTQIA+ marriage rights may be decentralized to states.
"When places like ours can exist and kind of allow oneself to shed that darkness or that anxiety or that heaviness, to me, that's the biggest role that we play in what we do for the community," said Christina Pascucci-Ciampa, the bookstore owner.
Kim Davis, a former county clerk, became the center of a 2015 legal case after refusing to issue marriage licenses to a gay couple on religious grounds. She recently brought forward an appeal, which the Supreme Court will consider this fall, outlets reported last week.
Justice Clarence Thomas directly mentioned Obergefell as one precedent the court should also reconsider. Both the right to abortion and same-sex marriage rights are "substantive due process rights," meaning they are recognized by courts but not explicitly stated in the Constitution.
Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Tuesday she believes "they will do to gay marriage what they did to abortion - they will send it back to the states."
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