Lyle Denniston, the Natnal Constutn Center nstutnal leracy adviser, explas why the Supreme Court will be drawn to the post-Obergefell ntroversy over claims of relig eedom and ntug claims of discrimatn agast gays, lbians and bisexual and transgenr people.
Contents:
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUTNS ABOUT THE FERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT AND GAY MARRIAGE
- WHAT DO THE NSTUTN SAY ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE?
- THE CONSTUTNAL ARGUMENT FOR GAY MARRIAGE
- GAY MARRIAGE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUTNS ABOUT THE FERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT AND GAY MARRIAGE
* what does the constitution say about gay marriage *
The send sentence go further; would overri any existg lol and state level protectns and benefs for gay and lbian upl, or any other unmarried uple, cludg hospal visatn rights, herance rights, pensn benefs, and health surance among others. If they are different name only, why do gays and lbians need to be “”married””? While civil unns are a meangful step toward endg discrimatn agast gay and lbian upl, they fall short of te equaly by settg up a separate tegory of rights and protectns for gay and lbian upl.
Gay and lbian Amerins serve the ary, keep our muni safe as firefighters and police officers, staff our hospals, build our ci and pay tax. Gay and lbian upl long-term mted relatnships should not be nied legal rights pensns, health surance, hospal visatns, and herance that other long-term mted upl enjoy. Unfortunately, our laws ntue to ny a basic right to marry to two adults simply bee they are gay or lbian.
WHAT DO THE NSTUTN SAY ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE?
The Hoe of Reprentativ on Tuday passed a bill to dify the right to gay marriage the wake of the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wa * what does the constitution say about gay marriage *
What about relig groups who believe homosexualy is wrong – won’t this prsure them to regnize homosexual upl or accept marriage of gay and lbian upl? The First Amendment protects the right of people of fah to anize themselv acrdg to their own beliefs and tradns, and no law regnizg marriage of lbian and gay upl will lim the eedom of religns to fe marriage as each se f.
THE CONSTUTNAL ARGUMENT FOR GAY MARRIAGE
What about those people who say their relig beliefs are threatened by marriage of lbian and gay upl?
Endg discrimatn agast gays and lbians is the same thg.
Amerins’ attus toward the rights of gays and lbians are evolvg jt as attus on civil rights of other groups of Amerins have evolved over time.
GAY MARRIAGE
Pollg data shows that Amerins oppose discrimatn agast gays and lbians. Gay marriage is a nstutnal right, Supreme…. Gay upl’ fundamental right to marry is protected by the due procs and equal protectn cls of the 14th Amendment, Jtice Anthony M.
“It means gays and lbians for the state to lock them out of a central stutn of the natn’s society, ” Kennedy wrote.