The U.S. Supreme Court session that just ended amounted to mostly a "tread water" experience for LGBTQ people — with several little victories and no spectacular losses.
But there are sharks in these legal waters, nipping at equal protection for queer people in the name of religion, and prospects for the future are unsettling.
The days of the blockbuster wins for LGBTQ people seem over, at least for the foreseeable future. No more triumphs, like the 2015 decision to strike state bans on marriage for same-sex couples (Obergefell v.
Hodges) or the 2013 decision to strike a key provision of federal law (Defense of Marriage Act), which banned recognition of such marriages (U.S.