Congressman Al Green, House Sponsor of LGBTQ Pride Month Resolution, Applauds Supreme Court’s Decision on Marriage Equality

(Washington, DC)—On Friday, June 26, 2015, Congressman Al Green (TX-9) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling on Marriage Equality in Obergefell v. Hodges.

“Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court in Obergefall v. Hodges is another historic triumph for the Constitutional right to equal protection under the law.  As an African-American son of the segregated South, I know what the pain of invidious discrimination feels like when your God-given humanity is denied. Any time our nation takes a stride toward equality, as well as liberty and justice for all, it takes a stride away from odious, invidious discrimination,” Congressman Al Green said. “When it comes to equal protection under the Constitution, justice for every one of us is dependent upon justice for each one of us.”