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On this day in 2003, the Supreme Court reaffirmed one of the most important rights in America: the right to privacy, especially in our most intimate spaces. Lawrence v. Texas changed the lives of millions, but it was only a single step.
Ten years to the day later, the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and declared that the federal government couldn’t restrict the right to marriage based on gender. Another important step, but it was still an incomplete victory.
It wasn’t until June 26, 2015 that nine men and women sat down in a room and took a vote and brought me one of the most important freedoms in my life — the right to spend my life married to @Chas10Buttigieg.
From employment and housing discrimination to adoption services to hate-crime legislation, the battle for equality is not over. But today is the anniversary of three important civil rights victories, and it’s important to acknowledge just how far we’ve come.
