Area LGBTQ+ community concerned how Roe v. Wade reversal could impact same-sex marriage

A day after the Supreme Court’s Ruling to overturn Roe v Wade, groups are expressing a strong concern for other supreme court rulings.

Many people in the local LGBTQ+ community raised these concerns during a pride festival in Yellow Springs.

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“This community, they’re celebrating today but you can tell that there is fear. There is fear because next it’s going to be gay marriage ... They’re already starting to attack transgender children and how they get medical assistance,” Chasilee Crawford of Yellow Springs said.

The Associated Press reported that in Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ concurring opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, he said the court should review other precedents — such as the 2015 decision to legalize same-sex marriage.

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A legal expert told News Center 7′s Brandon Lewis that in order for that to happen, a case would have to go to the Supreme Court.

“Somebody would have to bring a case challenging the right to marry, same-sex marriage and that would ultimately go to the United States Supreme Court and again it would be left to them to determine whether there is a federal constitutional right for that,” Tom Hagel, University of Dayton Law Professor said.

Hagel said that every decision by the Supreme Court always has the potential to be changed.