The Supreme Court of the U.S. turned away a long-shot attempt to overturn the landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
The justices rejected an appeal brought by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses because of her opposition to same-sex marriage based on her religious beliefs.
While the Supreme Court has for now given no indication it would seek to overturn Obergefell, it has in other rulings in the last decade strengthened religious rights at the expense of LGBTQ rights.
After Trump's appointments, the Supreme Court today is far different and far more conservative than the one that decided Obergefell in 2015, which is part of what had given LGBTQ advocates pause about the Davis appeal.
A recent research found that 65.8 percent of Americans support same-sex couples’ right to marry.
In any case, love won again today!!
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