How Has Marriage Equality Changed Your Life? Reddit Responds
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It's been a few months since the Supreme Court handed down its historic ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states. As Americans have familiarized themselves with the new reality of marriage equality, they've found, as many predicted, that not much as changed.
In the years leading up to the court's ruling, critics of same-sex marriage said, however, that things would get pretty bad if members of the LGBT community were allowed to legally marry. Politicians such as Sen. Ted Cruz and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee — two current 2016 presidential candidates — said that Christian pastors would be arrested for practicing their religion. There were also some truly doomsday forecasts of a new American Civil War or even the end of the world.
Over at Reddit, users commented in a thread that asked "How has the legalization of gay marriage affected you?" The responses were funny, poignant, and ultimately a great summary of how Americans feel about same-sex marriage. Most favor it, most are happy to see it legal, and most are probably glad that at least this debate is behind us.