‘We are going back in time’: Brooklyn’s queer community fearful of coming Supreme Court rulings

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Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, Brooklyn leaders and advocacy groups are worried about what’s next for same-sex marriage and other LGBTQ rights founded on similar precedents.

The Supreme Court’s ruling overturning abortion rights on June 24 prompted a wave of warnings from LGBTQ members of Congress and national queer groups after Justice Clarence Thomas used his concurring opinion to threaten rulings on marriage equality, sodomy, and contraception.