After the US Supreme Court denied the request to revisit marriage equality earlier this week, Mary Bonauto, senior director of civil rights and legal strategies at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, who successfully argued the 2015 case before the Court that secured marriage equality, issued the following statement:

“Ten years ago, the Supreme Court rightly recognized that equal protection requires access to legal marriage for same-sex couples on the same terms and conditions as others, and reaffirmed the long-established principle that people, not the government, should be able to decide who they marry. The only thing that has changed since Obergefell was decided is that people across the country have seen how marriage equality provides protection for families and children, and that protection strengthens communities, the economy and our society. Today millions of Americans can breathe a sigh of relief for their families, current or hoped for, because all families deserve equal rights under the law.”

In their statement on this week’s decision, GLAD Law went on to say, “Today, millions of Americans can breathe a sigh of relief for their marriages and families, current or hoped for. But LGBTQ+ people’s civil rights are still under attack, particularly for transgender people in our communities. GLAD Law will continue fighting every day to protect our community and ensure equality and freedom for all.”

— from a GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law) press release

More: gladlaw.org

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