Obergefell V. Hodges: What Is The Outlawing Of Gay Marriage?

For many years, gay marriage has been seen as something that is taboo or immoral, but as United States society has come to be more accepting, gay marriage has become a regular occurrence. On June 26, 2015, American society changed forever when the ruling in favor of the plaintiff in the Obergefell v. Hodges case legalized homosexual marriage in the United States. Many people have opposed the marriage of two men or two women for religious purposes. However, many people also support said marriage, reasoning that love is love no matter the gender of the individuals getting married. The ruling made nine months ago has effected people of all sexualities and religious affiliations. It no longer matters how American citizens view gay marriage, as it has now become a civil right. This crucial supreme court ruling created civil rights that America has never seen before, and altered the way …show more content…
The defendants, in one final bid for the outlawing of gay marriage, stated that allowing homosexual marriage would “sever the connection between natural procreation and marriages” (Obergefell v. Hodges 26). By saying this, the defendants are distinctly stating that marriage is only for procreation and those who ultimately end up getting married, homosexual or heterosexual, are only doing it to have children and procreate. The same defendants also argued that legalizing same-sex marriage would harm marriage by leading to fewer heterosexual marriages (Obergefell v. Hodges 26). These anti-gay rights defendants had no statistical fact off of which this statement was based. After careful evaluation of both the plaintiff’s and defendant 's’ arguments, five out of nine supreme court justices voted in favor of the plaintiff, giving him the majority vote (“Facts of the Case”). At that exact moment, American law changed perpetually to include homosexual marriage as a civil