This past June, the Supreme Court majority opinion overturned the Roe v. Wade abortion ruling. When this occurred there was a major public outcry from several different communities. As a result of this ruling, LGBTQ+ advocates worried that there would be other reversal rulings regarding their rights, especially their recently gained rights.

The reaction the world had was overwhelming, both on social media and in the public sphere. In regards to the LGBTQ+ community, the potential loss of their health and other long-awaited rights were at the forefront of their minds, fearful each day passing. Some court justices, like Justice Clarence Thomas, had already signified that they would like to reverse the 2015 case; which led to an abundance of social media conversations.

While the LGBTQ+ community is unfortunately used to this sense of targeting and deliberate discrimination from the main public, it was not a thought that there would be a reversal for all that they had worked towards over the years. Stated in an NBC article, "LGBTQ people receive a range of reproductive health care from clinics that provide abortions, and having those clinics be open and able to operate are important,” Oakley said. Health care for transgender people has also been legally restricted at the state levels this year in a legislative session that has seen ahistoric number of anti-LGBTQ bills. People have been hard at work fighting a raft of anti-trans legislation...There is already an anti-LGBTQ push" (Moreau).

Since then, conversations have consumed all of Twitter regarding their concerns for their rights, whether that be the right to marry or their access to certain healthcare services. During times of uncertainty, fear, and politic-driven decisions; the #LoveWins hashtag and its LGBTQ+ community that follows serves its purpose best. Amidst the tragic and merely criminal recent activities targeted toward this community, the users within the online space serve as educators, listeners, advocates, and friends in such a dark and scary time.

Just recently, on December 9th, 2022, the United States Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act. Similar to when the Supreme Court passed the laws in favor of same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ members and their alliances took it to social media to celebrate another victory.

While this act explicitly protects LGBTQ+ Americans, "[t]he legality of same-sex marriage will still rest on the the 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, which found that same-sex marriage is constitutionally protected. If the Court were to overturn Obergefell, the legality of same-sex marriages would revert to state law — and the majority of states would prohibit it. The Respect for Marriage Act wouldn't change that, but it requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states and federally recognizes these marriages" (NPR).

This began to be pushed by the people as a result of the overturn of Roe v Wade; in which could have potential to reverse the progress LGBTQ+ members have longed for to finally gain.

This bill passed with a bipartisan vote. The Respect for Marriage Act "[f]ormally repeals the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which was signed into law by then-President Bill Clinton. That bill denied same-sex couples federal benefits and permitted states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states" (Wilkie).