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One Thing: His Case Legalized Gay Marriage. Now He Wants to Make Sure it Sticks.

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

10 years ago, the US Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, changing the lives of millions of Americans. We hear from the lead plaintiff about why he thinks the precedent is under threat from right-wing allies of President Donald Trump.  Guest: Jim Obergefell Have a question about the news? Have a story you think we should cover? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

And now I want Congress to pass a bill permanently banning and criminalizing sex changes on children and forever ending the lie that any child is trapped in the wrong body.

0:16.0

This is a big lie. When LGBTQ advocates hear President Donald Trump say stuff like that, or read about his policies

0:27.5

like the ban on transgender service members, some say it sounds an awful lot like the U.S.

0:33.5

government telling them their lives don't matter, that they're better off staying in the closet.

0:39.3

Even though the administration insists the policies are about military readiness and pushing

0:44.1

towards a colorblind, merit-based society, some recent Supreme Court decisions have only added

0:50.4

to the feeling that decades of progress are being ripped away before their eyes.

0:55.3

This is one of the biggest cases of the term, and here the court, in a six to three opinion,

1:01.1

has upheld a Tennessee state law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.

1:06.0

And after the Dobbs ruling, which overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, some believe no Supreme Court ruling is safe,

1:14.2

including the landmark 2015 ruling which legalized gay marriage.

1:21.9

So today, as Pride Month comes to a close, I'm going to talk to the lead plaintiff in that case about how he sees this moment and what advice he would give to the transgender community.

1:33.7

From CNN, this is one thing. I'm David Rind. Rated T for Teen.

1:46.0

Each year, thousands of adults lose their shred.

1:50.0

It's an epidemic simply known as shred loss, but it doesn't have to be this way, because

1:54.0

rekindling your shred is as easy as playing the new Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4.

1:59.0

With new parks, cross-platform multiplayer, and sick new game modes, we can put an end to shred loss everywhere.

2:06.6

If the new Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4 and show the world that the shred's not dead, pre-order Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4 and play the foundry demo.

2:14.6

Nearly a dozen years ago, Jim Obergefell and his longtime partner, John Arthur, had a problem.

2:23.8

John was very sick.

2:25.5

He was nearing the end of a year's long battle with ALS.

2:29.1

So the two wanted to get married while John was still alive.

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