Obergefell outside the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2015
Born
(1966-07-07) July 7, 1966 (age 57)
Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
Education
University of Cincinnati (BA) Bowling Green State University
Known for
Plaintiff in Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
John Arthur
(m. 2013; died 2013)
James Obergefell (/ˈoʊbərɡəfɛl/OH-bər-gə-fel; born July 7, 1966) is an American civil rights activist who was the lead plaintiff in the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage throughout the United States.[1] Obergefell had sued the state of Ohio in 2013, due to the state's lack of legal recognition of Obergefell's marriage to his husband, John Arthur (1967–2013).[2] Obergefell was the Democratic nominee for the 89th legislative district of the Ohio House of Representatives in the 2022 elections.[3]
^Rosenwald, Michael (April 6, 2015). "How Jim Obergefell became the face of the Supreme Court gay marriage case". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^Cabral, Sam; Conley, Grace (November 30, 2022). "Jim Obergefell: The man who helped legalise same-sex marriage". BBC News. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
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