Jim Obergefell: marriage equality for America
East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray
English - June 20, 2022 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsPolitics News alaska anchorage fairbanks homer juneau nome bethel wasilla soldotna seward Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Caitlin Shortell: Anchorage civil rights attorney on marriage equality
Jim Obergefell and John Arthur embarked upon a life together when they were in their early 20s in Cincinnati. Twenty years later, when John was dying of ALS, they began a battle with the state of Ohio to have Jim recognized on John's impending death certificate as his surviving spouse. That case made it's way to the US Supreme Court, and in the landmark decision Obergefell v Hodges brought marriage equality to the whole country. Today Jim shares that story on the podcast.