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Wed Feb 26, 2025, 04:27 AM Feb 26

Lawmakers in 9 states propose measures to undermine same-sex marriage rights [View all]

Source: NBC

Lawmakers in at least nine states have introduced measures to try to chip away at same-sex couples’ right to marry.

Five of the measures, including one introduced Tuesday in Michigan, urge the Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which granted same-sex couples nationwide the right to marry.

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Similar measures explicitly seeking to reverse the Obergefell decision have been introduced in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. The Idaho House passed its resolution last month by a vote of 46-24, and the North Dakota House passed its measure Monday, 52-40.

Lawmakers in at least four additional states — Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas — introduced bills that don’t refer to Obergefell but that would, if they are signed into law, create a category for marriage called “covenant marriage” that would be only for one man and one woman.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lawmakers-in-9-states-propose-measures-to-undermine-same-sex-marriage-rights/ar-AA1zMynu?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=f1852b57e8824ae29be3b952291a8a5a&ei=75



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Michigan, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas leading the charge to strip gay and lesbians of marriage equality.
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