What's next for gay Americans after same-sex marriage ruling?
The Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage was definitive and historic, but as gay culture becomes more accepted, it's less clear what will happen to a community that celebrated its differences.
"So much of gay identify and culture is born of persecution, born of stigma, born of this terrible treatment. How do things change now that gay marriage is really just marriage in many ways?" New York Times reporter and CBS News contributor Jodi Kantor said Monday on "CBS This Morning."
In an article Saturday, Kantor wrote "just as the gay marriage movement peaks, so does a debate about whether gay identity is dimming, overtaken by its own success."
Even certain language associated with the gay community, she said, may cease to be relevant.
"I spoke to a lot of young people who said they were never 'in a closet,'" she said.
Ariel Boone of Oakland, California, told Kantor she began to describe herself as queer when she was 18. It took about 12 hours for her to tell others.
"I think we will see the culture change. Gay people, for so long, were almost forced to form their own communities because they weren't welcomed in the mainstream," Kantor said. "So whether you look at gay neighborhoods or gay bars, these were safe spaces for gay people where they knew they would be treated well. Those places are less necessary now, so what happens to them?"
Despite the unprecedented Supreme Court decision on marriage, gay Americans have yet to achieve complete equality.
"There's a call now by the organized gay community to essentially fight housing discrimination, job discrimination as the next big barrier," Kantor said.
And in the political sphere, not all 2016 candidates are on board.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who's state on Monday initially held off on issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, released a statement after Friday's announcement.
"This decision will pave the way for an all-out assault against the religious freedom rights of Christians who disagree with this decision. This ruling must not be used as pretext by Washington to erode our right to religious liberty," he said. "Marriage between a man and a woman was established by God, and no earthly court can alter that."
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told the Texas Tribune that county clerks in his state should "absolutely" have the right to refuse same-sex marriage licenses based on religious beliefs.
But other candidates, says Kantor, like Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, are "trying to have it both ways."
"I believe in traditional marriage. I believe the Supreme Court should have allowed the states to make this decision," former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said. "I also believe that we should love our neighbor and respect others, including those making lifetime commitments. In a country as diverse as ours, good people who have opposing views should be able to live side by side."
"They were saying they disagreed with the decision, but they were very respectful of everyone, because they don't want to be seen as throwbacks. They don't really want to be seen as backwards-looking," Kantor said.
Kantor said it was a terrible position for those candidates to be in.
"If they have to choose between a couple that wants to be served in a restaurant and a waiter who says 'I don't have to; it's against my religion,' I don't think a Republican candidate is going to want to choose sides in that battle," she said.