Jim Obergefell is the named plaintiff in the marriage equality decision Obergefell v. Hodges. He is an activist, co-author of "Love Wins," and the co-founder of the wine label Equality Vines. He was the former director of the Ohio Department of Health and former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives. (CNN) History will likely remember us mostly for opposing each other in Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark 2015 US Supreme Court case that ultimately granted marriage equality to all Americans. The Donald Trump-Mike Pence administration has been hard at work, tearing away at the rights of oppressed groups and marginalized communities.

Source: The Nation October 31, 2020 14:05 UTC