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On this day 13 years ago, three years after the stay was put in place, the Supreme Court finally ruled in favor of same-sex couples when they decided Hollingsworth v. Perry. The stay was lifted two days later, and same-sex couples across California were finally able to marry. Covering that story cemented in me an uncompromising principle - human rights are non-negotiable. While the Supreme Court would later rule in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015 that same-sex couples nationwide could marry, as we’ve seen with Roe v. Wade, a ruling can be overturned by this Supreme Court no matter how long its stood as the law of the land. That’s why I’m so disappointed the Delaware House failed to pass protections for Delaware’s same-sex and interracial couples this week when SB100 failed. With the final days of the legislative session remaining, I’m hopeful our leaders in Dover will stand up for the LGBT community and protect their rights no matter what happens at the federal level. There’s one thing I can promise - you will never have to wonder where I stand,
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