Reflecting on an historic gay rights ruling, 15 years later: ANALYSIS

The moment felt historic. But it also felt precarious, as if the history being made could be unmade at any moment.

A first crush of 41 couples lined up in the middle of the night to be the first gays and lesbians to be legally married in the United States, with some of the plaintiffs in the court case getting front-of-the-line treatment. Inside Massachusetts, Republican Gov. Mitt Romney was forced to implement a court ruling with which he vehemently disagreed, and that threatened to disrupt his future presidential prospects. Romney would not make it easy for gay couples; among other bureaucratic obstacles, he invoked a 90-year-old state law that had been written to block interracial marriage to prevent same-sex couples from other states from coming to the Bay State to wed.

A full presidential cycle later, candidate Barack Obama and his running mate, Joe Biden, opposed nationwide gay marriage in favor of civil unions. Even at that time, in 2012, gay marriage was legal in only six states plus the District of Columbia. The landmark Supreme Court case establishing a fundamental right to marry came in 2015 – effectively ending a political debate made more urgent on those courthouse steps 11 years earlier.

rickklein Massachusetts both one of the most progressive and racist states in the country

rickklein Wonder how many are divorced now

rickklein Out of love, wouldn't wish on worst enemy because of consequences. However, can live with this as all will not come to know Truth. Therefore, should make strong effort NOT to let go further than this as children will be subject to MUCH danger coming out of LGBTQ. VoteIndependent

rickklein When you stray from order into chaos, you get the situation we are in now.

rickklein As in the days of Noah....

rickklein God and nature define marriage; not the courts.

rickklein The temptation of Anthony (by Jan Theuninck, 1999)

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