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On Monday, the United States Supreme Court decided not to review any same-sex marriage cases on its docket.

Lower courts in eleven states have already rejected same-sex marriage bans. The Supreme Court rejection could gain legalization of same-sex marriage in 30 states and the District of Columbia.

In 2013, the Supreme Court rebuffed a section of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that originally placed the responsibility of the recognition of same-sex marriage on the federal government. After this Supreme Court ruling, the White House held the obligation of deciding the extent to which the ruling should apply.

To many, especially those living in Austin, the Supreme Court’s recent decision is not just; it is a consolation prize.

While the action of the Supreme Court is beneficial to the 30 states that will potentially recognize same-sex marriage, the court should make it a national right. By refusing to review the cases on its docket, the Supreme Court copped-out, avoiding the controversy. It simply handed its duty over to the states.

This ruling could potentially result in a mass migration in both the LGBT and cissexual communities, as people who support a state’s choice will move in, and opponents will move out.

Some people claim the US is growing to be a colorblind society. Obama has talked of initiatives to empower women. In both of these cases of persecuted peoples, the US is searching for national equality. Yet, same-sex marriage isn’t even being reviewed.

Those in favor of equality and justice might think that protesters of same-sex marriage are those surly 90-year-old men who wear trousers, chew tobacco and carry a hunting rifle in their pick-ups.

However, a Gallup poll found that the American public supports same-sex marriage by a sparse majority. This is surprising seeing as support for same-sex marriage more than doubled between 1996 and 2014.

In 2014, 55 percent of the American public support same-sex marriage, according to Gallup.

Same-sex marriage needs to be reviewed and deemed legal and natural, but maybe that isn’t the problem at hand. If people are living in a world where love is gendered, the Supreme Court isn’t the biggest issue.

Americans are obsessed with gender and sexuality, often categorizing people into certain stereotypes once they learn of their sexual preferences or gender. If American culture didn’t place so much emphasis on these classifications, maybe same-sex marriage wouldn’t be such a big controversy; we could then focus on other significant issues in our society like homelessness and wealth disparity.