US EditionWhitmer on Republican lawmaker’s same-sex marriage resolution: ‘Hell no’
- A state representative introduced a resolution urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 same-sex marriage ruling, but it only had six co-sponsors.
- The resolution was referred to the House Committee on Government Operations, where it is expected to be shelved in committee.
- Governor Gretchen Whitmer stated that everyone in Michigan has the freedom to marry whom they love, asserting it is nonnegotiable.
- Critics, including the American Civil Liberties Union Michigan, called the resolution a cruel, symbolic gesture.
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Saturday marks 11 years since Michigan marriage equality decision - WDET 101.9 FM
Saturday is the 11-year wedding anniversary for more than 300 gay and lesbian couples who were married in Michigan following a landmark court decision. The evening before, in 2014, a federal judge in Detroit ruled Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban violated equal protection and due process rights in the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Court Judge Bernard Friedman’s decision went into effect immediately, which sent hundreds of couples dashing to c…
Lawmaker Warns Supreme Court May End Gay Marriage: ‘Prepare for the Worst’
Michigan’s first openly gay state senator, Jeremy Moss, a Democrat, warned Thursday that newly introduced legislation seeking to overturn the Supreme Court ruling protecting same-sex marriage, though legally unenforceable, “underscores that we have to prepare for the worst,” and the possibility of the top court reversing the decision. Newsweek has reached out to Moss for comment via email on Thursday. Why It Matters Republican lawmakers in sever…
Gay Sen. Jeremy Moss Confronts Schriver's Anti-LGBTQ+ Attack from the Front Row, Then Shuts It Down
In a dramatic turn of events at the Michigan Capitol Feb. 25, what was intended to be a show of conservative force against marriage equality quickly unraveled when out State Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) stormed into a press conference and confronted Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) with righteous indignation. Moss, a fierce champion for LGBTQ+ rights who sponsored legislation adding protections to Michigan's civil rights law, didn't just observe…
Whitmer Says "Hell No" to Michigan Lawmaker Who Wants to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage
Photo: Sarahbeth Maney ~ USA TODAY NETWORK MICHIGAN, Feb. 26, 2025 ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had a simple message to a Michigan state representative who wants to overturn same-sex marriage: “Hell no.” On Tuesday, Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) joined eight other states by introducing a resolution asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage. The resolution, which is not legally bindi…
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