I Should Be Excited About My Wedding, but I’m Black, Gay, and Engaged to a Belizean

This deeply personal and urgent piece explores the intersection of race, LGBTQ+ rights, and immigration through the lens of my upcoming wedding. As a Black, gay woman engaged to a Belizean, I should be celebrating, but instead, I’m bracing for political attacks that threaten my marriage and my future. With the Supreme Court looming over Obergefell v. Hodges, the new Executive Order quietly reviving segregation, and the historical precedent of marriage rights being conditional for Black Americans, this is about more than just my wedding. It’s about whether equality in America was ever real, and whether it can be taken away.

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