From LGBTQ Nation:
On this day, 44 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia struck down laws that forbade African Americans and whites from marrying.
The Loving decision was a watershed moment in the civil rights movement, and has deep implications today for gay and lesbian couples who want nothing more than the freedom to marry.
To commemorate the anniversary, the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) co-counsel in the Prop. 8 case, Ted Olson and David Boies, recorded this message about how the Loving case set an important precedent for the current fight for marriage equality.
Read more here.
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