Banning same sex marriage

By Oscar Lopez. But it took eight years and a landmark U. Supreme Court decision in before the country recognized their union. Ever since the election of U. In , Trump announced a ban on transgender people serving in the military, and this month, rescinded Obama-era guidelines protecting trans people from healthcare discrimination.

Supreme Court legalized the marriages nationwide. Though the U. Supreme Court invalidated state constitutional bans on same-sex marriage in its June Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, 30 states still have the outdated bans enshrined in their state constitutions. She said they may have been kept in place because legislatures may have been focusing their efforts elsewhere when it comes to LGBTQ rights, such as passing nondiscrimination laws.

Prior to their decision, same-sex marriage was already legal in 37 states and Washington DC, but was banned in the remaining Proponents of legal gay marriage contend that gay marriage bans are discriminatory and unconstitutional, and that same-sex couples should have access to all the benefits enjoyed by different-sex couples. Opponents contend that marriage has traditionally been defined as being between one man and one woman, and that marriage is primarily for procreation.

Prior to the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges , U. The amendments define marriage as a union between one man and one woman and prevent civil unions or same-sex marriages from being legalized, though some of the amendments bar only the latter.