On the heels of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett using the outdated and condescending term “sexual preference” to describe queerness, lifelong bachelor Senator Lindsey Graham raised the tired spectre of polygamy to further bash marriage equality.
Graham used the analogy to give Barrett a chance to outline her strategy for overturning Obergefell v. Hodges.“So we talk a lot about laws legalizing same-sex marriage,” Graham said. “If anybody tried to change that precedent one of the things you would look at is a reliance interest that people have formed around that piece of legislation?”“Yes,” Barrett replied.“So, reaching a decision that the case was wrongly decided doesn’t end the debate in terms of whether or not it should be.