Republican Support for Same-Sex Marriage Drops 18 Points as Conservatives Target Obergefell
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 30
Republican Support for Same-Sex Marriage Drops 18 Points as Conservatives Target Obergefell
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 30
Summary
Republican backing for same-sex marriage has fallen 18 percentage points since 2022, weakening the sense that marriage equality is politically settled 11 years after Obergefell v. Hodges.
Conservative activists and lawmakers are using that shift to press a more aggressive campaign against the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that made same-sex marriage a nationwide right.
The opinion essay argues that marriage equality once gained support through a narrower case—that being gay is neither chosen nor changeable and deserves equal legal protection.
It says that message is now being diluted by the broader use of “queer” as an identity tied to resistance to social norms, a change the author sees as making same-sex marriage more vulnerable.