In the US, will remove the film about the struggle for the legalization of same-sex marriage

Film Studio 20th Century Fox plans to make a film about the case of gay Jim Obergefell, the trial of which in the US Supreme Court led to the legalization of same-sex marriage throughout the country. Reports the edition about it The New York Times. The main character will be the plaintiff himself - Oberggell.

The company bought the rights to film the story from him and his lawyer Al Gerhardshteyn. In addition, the studio intends to acquire the rights to the not-yet-written book “21 Year Before Midnight,” which Oberggell intends to compose with The Washington Post journalist Debbie Senziper.

The tape will be produced by Vic Godfrey and Marty Bowen, best known for their work on The Gone with the Stars and Twilight. The dates of filming and the release of the picture on the screens are not yet specified, writeem Lenta.ru

Jim Obergefell and his partner, John Arthur, who lived 20 for years, married in Maryland in 2013. Soon, Arthur died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and the Ohio authorities, where the couple lived, refused to recognize Obergefel as a widower, which served as the beginning of the trial, which ended in a higher court.

26 June 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality is a fundamental citizen’s right, and lifted the ban on same-sex unions in 14 states where it still existed.