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A petition to the Supreme Court requests reconsideration of same-sex marriage legality, causing widespread concern.
More than 823,000 same-sex couples are married in the U.S., raising almost 300,000 children.
Public support for same-sex marriage remains high, with bipartisan approval of the Respect for Marriage Act.
Studies show positive outcomes from same-sex marriage, with no negative societal impacts.
As national news outlets recently picked up the story about a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider the future of equal marriage for same-sex couples , both of us received a barrage of messages from worried friends and colleagues.
We understand people are concerned about their families and children, or about whether they’ll be able to legally marry