On Monday, the Supreme Court turned down a request to reconsider its landmark marriage equality case. At first glance, this appears to be a clear victory for LGBTQ+ advocates.

Ten years ago, in its 5-4 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, the court found that “The fundamental liberties protected by the Fourteenth Amendment extend to certain personal choices central to individual dignity and autonomy, including intimate choices defining personal identity and beliefs. Marriage,” it said, “is a centerpiece of social order and fundamental under the Constitution.”

Restrictive marriage law, the majority found, “harm and humiliate the children of same-sex couples; burden the liberty of same-sex couples; and abridge central precepts of equality.”

But for President Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, e

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