Does it give anyone the right to marry? I thought rather that it prohibited States from banning certain people from marrying because of artificial legal barriers set upon entering into marriage such as race.
Prohibiting the marriage of two people of the same sex or of close blood kin or of those underage is not just a social convention to meet local prejudices but a practice based on the natural definition of marriage and government’s interest in protecting true marriage and the children of that union.
There is no ‘right’ to marry for anyone. It is a contract between 2 people.
If you cannot find someone to marry you, you can’t go to court to exercise your right and have the state appoint you a marriage partner against their wishes.
So, it’s not a right for anyone in my mind.