Texas Judge Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples, Cites Supreme Court Decision (www.advocate.com)

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She claims that the decision that allowed a Colorado web designer not to be forced to create a site contrary to her beliefs extends to her view that only heterosexual couples should be married.

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[-] Transcendant@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Let's hope so. This is exactly what many feared was coming.

[-] 13zero@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

The Colorado decision was explicitly for creative works. Signing off on a certificate wouldn’t count, even under the insane far-right decision of SCOTUS.

I’m afraid because of Dobbs.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

"But I have my own special certificate for my court and my signature is my creative expression of myself!"

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