Jim Obergefell, the man who helped make marriage equality legal, endorses Hillary.

[pnwmom]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-jim-obergefell_us_564a0e62e4b045bf3df00d6c

Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court’s landmark marriage equality case, announced his support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday.

“We have fought to not only change laws, but to change hearts, and now we need a President who will help us fight to eliminate the injustices that occur regularly in our community, and the best person to do that is Hillary Clinton,” Obergefell said in a statement. “Hillary is a proven leader who will not only ensure that states are implementing marriage equality, but will work to end discrimination in our community whether it’s by passing the Equality Act or through state measures.”

The Supreme Court legalized marriage equality nationwide in June, after Obergefell and others went before the court and asked the justices to strike down state same-sex marriage bans that barred them from getting married.

Obergefell married John Arthur, his partner of 20 years, aboard a medical jet in Maryland in 2013, while Arthur was suffering from ALS. Arthur passed away in October of that year, three months after the couple filed their lawsuit to force their home state of Ohio to recognize Obergefell as Arthur’s surviving spouse.

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[auntpurl]

1. Another wonderful endorsement.

I love the ones that have a personal aspect - that show how Hillary has touched people's lives. Thanks for posting.

[chascarrillo]

2. Yes, she certainly led the way to marriage equality...

[onenote]

3. And you, of course, have put yourself out there on this issue more than Obergefell

and thus are in a position where its okay for you to mock his endorsement.

Not.

[Demsrule86]

4. Thanks!

Time to rally around the nominee Hillary and stop Trump from ending gay marriage and possibly re-criminalizing homosexuality...with five court picks. We can stop the discrimination if Hil wins.

[riversedge]

5. Thanks for the post. Wonderful news

[DemocraticWing]

6. The plaintiffs in the combined cases that were decided last June are split in the primary.

The plaintiffs from Love v. Beshear, one of the other cases decided as part of the Obergefell decision, endorsed Bernie Sanders:

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/01/28/ky-plaintiffs-who-sued-for-marriage-equality-endorse-sanders/

The divide in the LGBT community this year has been stark, with two nearly equal sides of people supporting each candidate.

[pnwmom]

8. What evidence do you have that the sides are "nearly equal"?

Is there an LGBTQ organization similar in size to the Human Rights Campaign that has endorsed Bernie?

[DemocraticWing]

11. "Poll: LGBT people split 48% for Clinton, 41% for Sanders"

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/02/16/poll-lgbt-people-split-48-for-clinton-41-for-sanders/

That's a decent mirror of the general Democratic electorate. Beyond that I can just go with anecdotal evidence, where my group of young queer people (mostly 20-30) leans heavily for Sanders, but I know that (as with the general electorate) Clinton's support increases with age.

[Maru Kitteh]

7. Lovely! That's awesome. Thanks for the good news :-)

[okasha]

9. Excellent endorsement.

[Renew Deal]

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