Idaho’s GOP legislators are warning the nation, saying you could be next. A recent resolution, House Joint Memorial 1, urges the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, a law that brought national marriage equality. This measure claims the Supreme Court overstepped by requiring states to recognize same-sex marriages. It calls for a return to a “natural definition” of marriage: one man and one woman. While nonbinding, the resolution is still harmful. According to the ACLU of Idaho, it sends a message to LGBTQ communities that they don’t deserve equal rights. In a statement to The Advocate, an ACLU spokesperson said,
“The legislature’s purpose in introducing a toothless statement to intimidate, ostracize, and bully gay and queer people… However, they cannot do that effectively if our communities refuse to tolerate this kind of bigotry, and we will support Idahoans in fighting back against bad legislation.”
