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Prism & Pen<p>I began to wonder why it never occurred to me that I could be a woman’s wife. The obvious answer is that same-sex marriages weren’t legal when I had these fears. But if I look deeper, I realize I didn’t believe that I could be a lesbian.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/representation-shame-and-lesbians-728300bcdbad" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/represent</span><span class="invisible">ation-shame-and-lesbians-728300bcdbad</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lesbian</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Representation</span></a></p>
Columbus - Feeds<a href="https://fox8.com/news/ohio-ballot-board-votes-to-split-ohio-equal-rights-amendment-into-two/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ohio Ballot Board votes to split Ohio Equal Rights Amendment into two - Natalie Fahmy</a>
The Japan Times<p>The Hong Kong government said it will propose legislation to recognize a limited set of rights for same-sex couples whose marriages are registered abroad, as it seeks to comply with a landmark court ruling. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-same-sex-couples-rights/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">03/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-same-sex-couples-rights/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hongkong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hongkong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/samesexmarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samesexmarriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jimmysham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jimmysham</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>I got an alert on my iPhone about the Supreme Court’s decision and sat quietly at my desk.<br>“I could legally get married,” I thought to myself, wondering silently if this moment was really as big as it felt.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/looking-back-at-obergefell-v-hodges-10-years-of-same-sex-marriage-a07eac643095?sk=01898176485f134f9cb64e4f85c6b112" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/looking-b</span><span class="invisible">ack-at-obergefell-v-hodges-10-years-of-same-sex-marriage-a07eac643095?sk=01898176485f134f9cb64e4f85c6b112</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/MarriageEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarriageEquality</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Obergefell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obergefell</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>While most Americans support same-sex marriage, there are still people like Daniel Schmid, who are so hateful they believe that other people having rights is “tyranny” — somehow.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/christian-post-calls-same-sex-marriage-tyranny-e6d2121b0804?sk=fdbd7c203db9e980e7280d4ecd80f15a" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/christian</span><span class="invisible">-post-calls-same-sex-marriage-tyranny-e6d2121b0804?sk=fdbd7c203db9e980e7280d4ecd80f15a</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ChristianPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianPost</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>Today is the 10th anniversary of the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges US Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage here in the United States.</p><p>I know this is a difficult time for the LGBTQIA community to be celebrating, let us all allies show that we support them and stand by them today, and every day. ✊</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obergefell_v._Hodges" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obergefe</span><span class="invisible">ll_v._Hodges</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/Obergefell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obergefell</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/ObergefellVHodges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ObergefellVHodges</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/anniversary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anniversary</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Since the 2015 decision to legalize gay marriage in the U.S., the Supreme Court has shifted to the right, and conservative judges now hold a 6-3 majority, heightening concern for the future of marriage equality. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/world/trump-10-years-gay-marriage/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">23/world/trump-10-years-gay-marriage/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lbgtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lbgtq</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/samesexmarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samesexmarriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a></p>
Daniel Cooper<p>Hey Fediverse!<br>I am still looking for resources (preferably gay/queer or feminist) criticizing marriage in general or same-sex marriage.</p><p>Can you help me find this?<br>Preferably in French, otherwise in English.</p><p>I have already read Manifesto against gay normalization, Alain Naze (Manifeste contre la normalisation gay).</p><p>thank you !</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gay</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Queer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Marriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marriage</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Couple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Couple</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/LibreTranslate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreTranslate</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Meanwhile, at the SBC annual meeting--amid this loss, the denomination's own refusal to address rampant sexual abuse in its own ranks, and the attacks on our democracy by the man Southern Baptists were instrumental in bringing to power--the leaders at the meeting determined that the most pressing issues God was calling them to address were overturning the legality of marriage equality and banning women from being pastors."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SouthernBaptists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernBaptists</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SexualAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexualAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <br>/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>No one has that right.</p><p>And God is not behind such ugly actions. </p><p>We can frame this discussion as a religious-freedom discussion ONLY if we ignore and care nothing about the hurt being inflicted on others by people claiming God and their — THEIR — belief system as their warrant for hurting others.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SouthernBaptists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernBaptists</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <br>/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>With the demand of Southern Baptists that their understanding of marriage be imposed on all the rest of us: </p><p>This is not, as many would want to think, a "We all have a right to believe as we choose" discussion.</p><p>It's a discussion about who has the right to attack, denigrate, hurt, harm others and claim that God is behind these ugly actions.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SouthernBaptists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernBaptists</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <br>/1</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Southern Baptists then chose to attack women’s rights and down the road, LGBTQ rights.</p><p>When issues arise pointing to a moral arc within history, you can count on Southern Baptists to take the side that points in the opposite direction. </p><p>I grew up Southern Baptist and have two first cousins who are Southern Baptist ministers. </p><p>I know Southern Baptists.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SouthernBaptists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernBaptists</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a><br>/4</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Southern Baptists split the Baptist church in the US to defend the immoral practice of slavery.</p><p>The denomination is called “Southern Baptist” for this reason. It was born out of the commitment to keep slavery alive.</p><p>Southern Baptists defended draconian immoral Jim Crow laws and bitterly resisted civil rights laws giving people of color basic rights.</p><p>Southern Baptists then chose to attack women’s rights and down the road, LGBTQ rights.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SouthernBaptists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernBaptists</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a><br>/3</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>“The denomination has long opposed gay marriage, but Tuesday was the first time its members have voted to work to legally end it. Expanding on conservatives’ success in overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, the vote signals growing evangelical ambitions to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruling that was handed down 10 years ago this month.” </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SouthernBaptists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernBaptists</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a><br>/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>“The Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to call for the overturning of the Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, with strategists citing the successful effort that overturned the right to legal abortions as a possible blueprint for the new fight.”</p><p>~ Ruth Graham</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/SouthernBaptists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernBaptists</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/southern-baptist-obergefell-same-sex-marriage.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/sout</span><span class="invisible">hern-baptist-obergefell-same-sex-marriage.html</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> Around the World</p><p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/fact-sheet/same-sex-marriage-around-the-world/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pewresearch.org/religion/fact-</span><span class="invisible">sheet/same-sex-marriage-around-the-world/</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Africa: Umc West Africa Conference Reaffirms Ban On Same-Sex Marriage Despite Global Church Ruling: [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The President of the West Africa Central Conference of The United Methodist Church (UMC), Bishop Samuel J. Quire Jr., has clarified that a recent U.S.-based church ruling will have no bearing on West African UMC policies, reaffirming the Conference's commitment to biblical standards… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL7zWQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL7z</span><span class="invisible">WQ</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/UMC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UMC</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WestAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MethodistChurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MethodistChurch</span></a></p>
Janet Logan (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Skrmetti’s Outcome and Obergefell’s Legacy Loom Over Pride Month - Assigned Media</p><p><a href="https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/leading-off-skrmetti-outcome-obergefell-legacy-pride-month" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">assignedmedia.org/breaking-new</span><span class="invisible">s/leading-off-skrmetti-outcome-obergefell-legacy-pride-month</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Skrmetti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skrmetti</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Conor McKeever<p>At least we won't forget the date thanks to this wonderful cross-stitch from our friend Hayley - featuring Nyota and Nebula ❤️<br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/CrossStitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrossStitch</span></a> <a href="https://queer.party/tags/Cross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cross</span></a>-Stitch <a href="https://queer.party/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://queer.party/tags/cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cat</span></a> <a href="https://queer.party/tags/wedding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wedding</span></a> <a href="https://queer.party/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://queer.party/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://queer.party/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://queer.party/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gay</span></a></p>
Conor McKeever<p>Can't believe it's been a whole month since our wedding!</p><p>Still feels unreal calling him my husband after 13 years together 😅</p><p><a href="https://queer.party/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://queer.party/tags/Gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gay</span></a> <a href="https://queer.party/tags/GayMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GayMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://queer.party/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://queer.party/tags/Wedding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wedding</span></a> <a href="https://queer.party/tags/Husbands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Husbands</span></a></p>