TH, as the queer community, BT the characterization of marriage outlined in the Obergefell v. Hodges majority opinion does more harm than good.

TH, as the queer community, BT the characterization of marriage outlined in the Obergefell v. Hodges majority opinion does more harm than good.

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July 12, 2025
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In the majority opinion of Obergefell vs. Hodges, Justice Anthony Kennedy ruled that same-sex couples could not be denied access to the “fundamental right” of marriage. Kennedy’s opinion stressed the central, unique, and even transcendent nature of marriage as a social bond within organized society, arguing that it represents “the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family,” and is “essential to our most profound hopes and aspirations.”