when one fundamental right is lost, that means all fundamental rights are at risk. i will speak to mr. obergefell in just a moment. some democrats are pressing the representatives to codify presidents like obergefell in the law. a move democrats failed to pursue with roe, so today, house nancy speaker, nancy pelosi, released a statement seemingly in response to those calls. she said, in part, in the wake of the supreme court s outrageous and heart wrenching decision of overturning roe versus wade, radical republicans have made clear that they are just setting their sights on other protections rooted in the constitutional right to privacy. house democrats are committed to standing against this ruthless assault on the rights of millions of lgbtq americans. but what that comment means and practice, well, that still remains to be seen. joining me now, jim obergefell himself. civil rights activists and current candidate for the ohio state hearts of representatives and the former
i am jonathan capehart. exactly seven years ago today, june 26 2015, the supreme court handed down the historic ruling in which gave same-sex couples a constitutional right to marry. an amazing leap for equality five decades after the stonewall riots upheld the modern gay rights movement, just a half hour from the i-seven. later this evening, in unprecedented display of acceptance, the white house was emblazoned with rainbow colors of lgbtq pride. but if this is a high-water mark of its nation living up to its ideals, what do we call it happened on friday, when the supreme court s conservative supermajority overturned roe v. wade? as a result, abortion will soon be illegal in as many as 26 states. in louisiana, abortion is illegal after federalization. and kentucky, it is now a felony to perform, or attempt to, perform an abortion. and in one clinic, abortion serves as immediately, stranding woman in rating rooms. what does the of roe, have to do with lgbtq rights? ever
i wonder if i can do a special with jackson and spivey and let me think of other people that would be wonderful to be in this special. and luckily, thankfully, wilson cruz, luverne cox, harvey fire stephen, differing jacob, who is an out, queer, indigenous woman, who is going to be the newest marvel comics superhero michael, it is just i can t even put into words what it will mean to perhaps millions of kids around the country, who wonder, especially if they re not a blue state, wonder if there are people out there who are like them. and to be able to see the folks we just showed on the screen,
the panel, stick around. we will see you later in this hour. still ahead, how your attacks against the lgbtq community are part of america s long history of anti-gay conspiracies. but first, richard louis is here with the latest headlines. michael, the stories we re watching for us. president biden spending day one of the g7 summit urging allies to stand together against russian aggression in ukraine. the leaders are also discussing the possible price gap on russian oil exports. anthony blinken says the u.s. is not leaving imprisoned basketball star brittney griner behind. sunday, he called her release a priority, but are not going to detail on that. russian authorities detained griner in february. and tens of thousands gathered in new york city for the annual pride march on sunday.
it s devastating for me as a trans person. it s devastating as a person who has traveled the country and met trans kids. when i was doing my speaking tour, i met a family. they brought her nine-year-old trans good to see me. and they said, we drove nine hours so that our daughter could see a positive trans representation. jonathan, congratulations on this special. tell us a little bit about it. so, i want to see a strange loop on its very first preview night on broadway and i was so blown away by michael are jackson s musical that he wrote that won the pulitzer prize and 2020. but also by the performance of spivey, the lead actor. and i thought, i have to do something with them. oh, pride month is coming.