Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz claimed it’s “still technically illegal” to be gay in Nebraska.

“When I was a kid growing up in Nebraska, being gay was illegal,” Walz said.

“Still technically illegal,” he added.

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Tampon Tim — trying to divide Americans — falsely claims being gay in Nebraska is “illegal” pic.twitter.com/Q9a2EHv5nH

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Walz’s absurd claim was immediately debunked.

“It is legal for people to be gay in Nebraska. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nebraska notes that ‘an estimated 67,000 Nebraskans are LGBT,’” Breitbart noted.

“Fact-checking Walz’s remarks as per @grok right here on @X,” X user ‘Crowe’s Nest’ wrote.

The question: “Is being gay illegal in Nebraska?”

Per Crowe’s Nest:

No, being gay is not illegal in Nebraska. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Nebraska since June 26, 2015, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in *Obergefell v. Hodges*, which determined that the denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples violates the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This decision effectively legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, including in Nebraska. Furthermore, there are no laws in Nebraska that criminalize being gay or engaging in homosexual conduct between consenting adults.

However, it’s worth noting that while being gay itself is not illegal, protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation can vary. For instance, employment protections might not be uniformly applied across all states or cities, but this does not equate to the illegality of being gay.

The sentiment or misinformation suggesting otherwise, as reflected in some social media posts, does not align with the current legal status in Nebraska.

Fact-checking Walz’s remarks as per @grok right here on @X:

Question: Is being gay illegal in Nebraska?

Answer:

No, being gay is not illegal in Nebraska. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Nebraska since June 26, 2015, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in *Obergefell…

— Crowe’s Nest (@crowesnest2024) September 8, 2024

Breitbart reports:

Not only is it legal for people to be gay in the state of Nebraska, but since June 2015 when the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal in all 50 states, Nebraska has also recognized same-sex marriages.

The ACLU of Nebraska also notes on its website that “less than” 24 percent of LGBTQ people in Nebraska “live in a community that protects them from workplace discrimination” due to their sexual and gender orientation, and that 32 percent of same-sex couples in the state have children.

On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court also ruled that discrimination on the basis of someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity was prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Nebraska State Sen. Megan Hunt (D) also made history in 2018 when she became the first “openly LGBTQ woman ever elected to the Nebraska Legislature,” according to the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute.

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