GOP retreat from gay marriage a threat to court ruling
By Nia-Malika Henderson / Bloomberg Opinion
June marks LGBTQ Pride Month, a time of celebratory parades, parties and rainbow-drenched gatherings all across the country.
This month also marks the 10th anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodges decision; the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in every state. That case, which included several same-sex couples — some with children — ushered in an increased acceptance, visibility, and frankly, comfort level among members of the LGBTQ community and their families.
In subsequent years, the support for marriage equality ticked up among all groups, most starkly among Republicans who for years ran as defenders of traditional marriage, supporting only unions between one man and one woman.
The trend saw Republican support reach 55 percent in May of both 2021 and 2022 — a peak, and up from 37 percent in May 2015 — according to a Gallup poll tracking the party’s alignment with same-sex marriage. But something has shifted in the last few years. As happens with social progress, there has been a concerted and successful backlash to LGBTQ equality, driven by conservatives.
Gallup found a clear erosion in support of same-sex marriage among Republicans, with only 41 percent supporting it today, a 14-point drop in just three years. That decrease dovetails with findings that only 38 percent of Republicans now say same-sex relations are morally acceptable, down from 56 percent in 2022. Overall, 68 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage, including 88 percent of Democrats and 76 percent of independents. The path to that level of acceptance took nearly 30 years; in 1996, when Gallup began tracking, only 27 percent of U.S. adults approved.
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Don't believe in gay marriage? Then don't marry someone who's the same gender as you. It's fairly easy.
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WTF is wrong with these people? 