Posted on Jun 29, 2022
Missouri LGBTQ community fears abortion decision puts gay marriage in danger
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Members of the LGBTQ community in Missouri fear the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the right to an abortion could endanger gay marriage, or other rights to bodily autonomy.
Brian Garrison proposed to Kyle Gunning in St. Louis’ Forest Park in April. The park is their favorite spot, and Gunning said it’s the dream location for their upcoming wedding.
When Gunning accepted the proposal, he was already nervous about whether their future marriage would be legal. His fears intensified last week when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion in the United States.
“We want to be able to celebrate our love and our relationship the way that we had always thought we would,” Gunning said.
Brian Garrison proposed to Kyle Gunning in St. Louis’ Forest Park in April. The park is their favorite spot, and Gunning said it’s the dream location for their upcoming wedding.
When Gunning accepted the proposal, he was already nervous about whether their future marriage would be legal. His fears intensified last week when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion in the United States.
“We want to be able to celebrate our love and our relationship the way that we had always thought we would,” Gunning said.
Missouri LGBTQ community fears abortion decision puts gay marriage in danger
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."That ruling was one that the St. Louis LGBTQ community had longed for for decades, said Steven Louis Brawley, who documents gay history. Now, Brawley said, the community should not take gay marriage for granted.
“We need to be ready,” Brawley said. “People understanding their history matters because it helps them realize how precious our rights are if they can be taken away.”
The right to bodily autonomy is deeply important to the transgender community. Jordan Braxton, a transgender woman, said she worries whether Missouri politicians could halt her transition.
“If they can overturn abortion, I don't want there to be any laws to say that I can't follow through with my transition [and] that I can't do anything with my body they don't think is lawful,” Braxton said.
“It's like a domino effect,” Braxton said.
The possibility of ending rights for people in the LGBTQ community has made many people in Missouri feel unsafe. But he plans to stay and fight for people who can’t move to another state and need their rights protected in Missouri.
“It’s true that it's your home, but part of what makes it home is that it's safe,” Mullins said. “If Missouri shows itself to not be a safe place, then it can't really be home.”
..."That ruling was one that the St. Louis LGBTQ community had longed for for decades, said Steven Louis Brawley, who documents gay history. Now, Brawley said, the community should not take gay marriage for granted.
“We need to be ready,” Brawley said. “People understanding their history matters because it helps them realize how precious our rights are if they can be taken away.”
The right to bodily autonomy is deeply important to the transgender community. Jordan Braxton, a transgender woman, said she worries whether Missouri politicians could halt her transition.
“If they can overturn abortion, I don't want there to be any laws to say that I can't follow through with my transition [and] that I can't do anything with my body they don't think is lawful,” Braxton said.
“It's like a domino effect,” Braxton said.
The possibility of ending rights for people in the LGBTQ community has made many people in Missouri feel unsafe. But he plans to stay and fight for people who can’t move to another state and need their rights protected in Missouri.
“It’s true that it's your home, but part of what makes it home is that it's safe,” Mullins said. “If Missouri shows itself to not be a safe place, then it can't really be home.”
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Oh, so NOW y'all get it. No such thing as "settled law". Abortion was NEVER a Constitutional Right. Neither is marriage or "birth right citizenship". None of that is enumerated anywhere within Constitutional language or Codified Law. It is PURELY a States Rights issue. That 2013 Opinion by SCOTUS was unConstitutional. ONLY a Constitutional Amendment can bring that which is not, under the Federal Purview. That is, unless, you don't subscribe to the Fact that the IX and X Amendments are part of the Constitution.
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