Dear John,
Sign the petition: Protect LGBTQ+ marriage equality and interracial marriage from Republican attacks NOW!
When the GOP-hijacked Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas (whose wife played an active role in the January 6 insurrection) wrote a concurring opinion that Obergefell, Griswold, and Lawrence (the rulings that protect contraception, same-sex sexual intimacy, and marriage equality for the LGBTQ+ community) should be re-examined next.1 It is terrifying, but not surprising at all. The GOP has made it crystal clear: Overturning Roe v. Wade is just the tip of the iceberg.
Democrats in the House of Representatives speedily introduced and passed the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would protect both LGBTQ+ and interracial marriage under federal law and would shield it from the same types of attacks that right-wing Republican politicians and Supreme Court justices mounted against abortion.2
Sign now ››
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, LGBTQ+ couples and families have been anxiously rushing to the courts to get married, completing second-parent adoptions with their partners, worrying about whether or not their partners and families will be covered by their health insurance in the future, and doing so much more to protect their families from these attacks.3
No one should have to worry that their rights (that so many have fought and died for) will be stripped away at the hands of corrupt, illegitimate, and unelected Supreme Court justices who do not represent the people.
Will you sign the petition demanding that our leaders take action NOW to protect interracial and LGBTQ+ marriage from these Republican attacks before it's too late?
Thanks for all you do,
— MoveOn
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Sources:
1. "Thomas wants the Supreme Court to overturn landmark rulings that legalized contraception, same-sex marriage," NBC News, June 24, 2022https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/thomas-wants-supreme-court-overturn-landmark-rulings-legalized-contrac-rcna35228
2. "House passes same-sex marriage bill in retort to high court," AP News, July 19, 2022 https://apnews.com/article/abortion-race-and-ethnicity-gay-rights-marriage-social-issues-77ec6e2a60b5990ceaf7c396fee42016
3."Queer Parents Rush To Complete Second-Parent Adoptions After Overturning Of Roe v. Wade," HuffPost, July 26, 2022 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/queer-parents-second-parent-adoptions-overturning-roe-v-wade_l_62deb13de4b0aad58d1d7cf1
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