Most American adults still remember the tidal wave of emotion that greeted the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, nearly 11 years ago, that same-sex couples were entitled to the privileges and protections of marriage. Echoes of that were felt across the nation this week, when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected — without comment — a case that sought to strip those rights away.

This nation has come so far, so fast. There are more than 823,000 legally married same-sex couples nationwide. Nearly 20% of those households are raising at least one minor child. And marriage has been at the forefront of the recognition that LGBTQ+ Americans have achieved.

But there’s an undercurrent of fear to the joy, from those who are struggling to believe that this fundamental right of adults — to love who you love

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