selves that helped pave the way to the supreme court s ruling seven years ago making same-sex marriage legal across all 50 states. it was that landmark case that fell on the right side of history. putting america on record as a country extending freedom even further, to love who you love, but the question has quickly become, for how long? after the supreme court overturned roe last week. justice clarence thomas writing in his concurring opinion that the visit and overrule passed landmark decision, including versus hutches, which has led to legalizing same sex marriage. this year alone red states have passed or introduced more than 320 anti-lgbtq bills across the country. florida, going as far as limiting the discussion of sexual orientation, gender identity in the classroom. for the so-called, don t say gay bill. at this moment, the only the supreme court did with roe s congress and in just a minute we re going to talk with richie torres about what congress can do, not ju
entertainment industry and beyond. we have a powerhouse of folks here to help hash it all out with a new hour of american voices, live from pride begins now. we begin this hour honoring how far we have come in the 50 years since the stonewall riots here in this neighborhood. those riots opened the country s eyes to the demonization of gay people. it was at stonewall in 1969 that far goers refused to orders to leave their only safe haven in the city. the refusal led to them being beaten for a number of nights by police. spit upon by anti gay protesters. it was their bravery and belief and never sidelining their true selves that helped pave the way to the supreme court s ruling seven years ago. making same-sex marriage legal across all 50 states. it was that landmark case that fell on the right side of history. putting america on record as a country extending freedom even further, to love we love. but the question has quickly become for how long after the supreme court overtu
the independent number in this pool is staggering. 85% of independent women support . when we talk about the presidential election coming down to places like columbus or atlanta, that 85% number tells a big story. is an amazing number. no group of voters has been more important that swing voters than independently minded women. and some history in ohio and in particular, to using a ballot measure to affect votes elsewhere on the ballot. you remember in 2004, a very contested presidential race, encouraging ohio republicans to put a marriage ban on the ballot and that was seen as crucial to defeating john kerry in ohio being a decisive state that help to reelect george bush
circulated as we speak. i feel confident that they will get the number of signatures required to make the ballot. and voters in michigan will have an opportunity to pass this ballot proposal which will codify roe into our state constitution, which means that abortion as of the moment, the certification of that the election results, if it passes, roll will constitution, and abortion, birth control, ivf, all of it will be legal in michigan. michigan also has a decades long marriage ban where does the supreme court mean for the lgbtq community? it s the seventh anniversary of obergefell. the ravi schneider. you might recall a little the cases from the sixth circuit
and that s very serious and dangerous. however, we do have junction stopping loss from being enforced right now. more importantly, we have a ballot proposal that is being circulated as we speak. i feel confident that they will get the number of signatures required to make the ballot. and voters in michigan will have an opportunity to pass this ballot proposal which will codify roe into our state constitution, which means that abortion as of the moment, the certification of that the election results, if it passes, roll will constitution, and abortion, birth control, ivf, all of it will be legal in michigan. michigan also has a decades long marriage ban where does the supreme court mean for the lgbtq community? it s the seventh anniversary