LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

35 states have in their constitution that marriage is between one man one woman. That's 35 states that, if obergefell falls, can now deny a marriage license to SS couples.

Forcing a state to recognize another states marriage licenses is good! Removing my ability to get married in any state, especially 35 of them, is not good.

If I have to go two states over to get married, I'm not going to see this as a win. I'm going to see it as a net loss. Because now I have to go elsewhere to get married. Sure the states have to recognize my marriage from California but what good does that do me if I can't afford to go to another state?

I'm not saying rhe law is bad. It is not. I'm only pointing out that it's less of a step forward than people think. It isn't protecting gay marriage, it's protecting certain rights. And that's absolutely wonderful. I also recognize it's probably the best were going to get.

But when I have a right today that gets removed tomorrow and now I have to go somewhere else just to be recognized and given the same recognition that any straight couple would have, I can't understand why people would think I should be jumping up and down for joy.

I have personal experience in this because I got married in Iowa before it was legal in all states. If my exhus and I weren't well off, w wouldn't have made the trek from AZ to IA just to get married. That's 3 states away. And a lot of LGBT people live below the poverty line. What good is federal recognition of a marriage when I can't get to a state that allows it in the first place?