Gay Marriage

Is Cindy McCain actually a gay “hero”?

The wife of John McCain wins a prize for supporting the gay community. Were actual gay people busy that night?

Daniel D'Addario Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:01 PM UTC
Entertainment cindy mccain, meghan mccain

GOP plan to appeal to millennials: “Make abortion funny”

Young Christian-right leaders think the answer to their problems with young voters lies in more snark

Alex Seitz-Wald Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:28 PM UTC 199
Politics Social conservatives, Abortion

What looming DOMA ruling means for immigration reform

A SCOTUS ruling against DOMA may render a Senate decision to exclude gay couples from immigration reform moot

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:28 PM UTC
Life DoMA, Gay Marriage, prop 8, SCOTUS

Study: Media coverage favors legalizing gay marriage

A new study from the Pew Research Center found coverage in support of gay marriage outweighed negative coverage

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 17, 2013 1:05 PM UTC
Life Gay Marriage, Marriage, DoMA

Poll shows support for gay marriage is way up in California

As the Supreme Court prepares to hand down a decision on Proposition 8, support fo same-sex marriage is up

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Jun 10, 2013 9:34 PM UTC 13
Politics Gay Marriage, Proposition 8

Argentina’s radical gay rights movement

It shows what the U.S. could be doing better

Kate Redburn, Jacobin Sunday, Jun 9, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Social Jacobin, Gay Rights, Argentina

Can Christians get along with America?

Bakery owners and a high school valedictorian take a stand for religion, in very different ways. But what's right?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Jun 7, 2013 7:45 PM UTC 433
Life Religion, LGBT, Gay Marriage

House of Lords overwhelmingly approves marriage equality bill

The U.K.'s upper house of Parliament passed the measure with a 390-148 vote, many expect it will soon become law

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 6:21 PM UTC
Life Gay Marriage, Marriage equality

Report: Gay-friendly countries tend to be happier countries

The world's 10 happiest countries each have laws in support of gay equality, according to a new report

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 29, 2013 4:54 PM UTC 14
Life Gay Marriage, equality

First gay wedding in France to take place amid tight security

Violence continues in the wake of the landmark gay marriage law, so extra police will be present at the nuptials

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 29, 2013 3:39 PM UTC
Life Gay Marriage, Marriage equality

Donald Rumsfeld worried that marriage equality will lead to polygamy

The former secretary of defense also doesn't view gay marriage as part of a broader civil rights agenda VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 33
Life Video, Donald Rumsfeld

Lessons from Lincoln leave gay immigrants behind

"The painful but necessary imperfection of compromise" means LGBT immigrants are excluded from immigration reform

Irin Carmon Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:59 PM UTC
Politics Immigration, Gay Rights

Peace Corps to allow gay couples to volunteer together

The volunteer program announced the new policy on Tuesday

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:02 PM UTC
Life peace corp, Gay Marriage

New campaign compares gun control to anti-LGBT discrimination

"Some people dislike gays. Others dislike guns. We should not base our laws on personal dislikes," reads one ad

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:50 PM UTC 58
Life LGBT Rights, Gay Rights

UK leader fears sperm-donor lesbian queen!

An outrageous view on gay marriage from a former conservative leader would be shocking, if it wasn't so funny

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:58 PM UTC 16
All Salon Gay marraige, Gay Marriage

Obama to all-male university graduates: Be the best husband to “your boyfriend or partner”

The president's inclusive remarks were about "setting an example for what it means to be a man," Obama said VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Monday, May 20, 2013 4:36 PM UTC
Life Video, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage

There’s hope for progressivism yet

Ten years after America invaded Iraq, we're finally emerging from the dark shadow cast by the neocon movement

Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch.com Monday, May 20, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 13
Politics TomDispatch.com, Barack Obama

10 ridiculous Christian Right prophesies

From Pat Robertson's predictions to the entire Christian right freaking out about gay marriage, it never ends

Amanda Marcotte, Alternet Friday, May 17, 2013 2:24 PM UTC 49
Politics AlterNet, Christian Right

ACLU pushes for “Modern Family” gay wedding

Cameron and Mitchell, the popular sitcom characters, should get married, says the ACLU in an online protest

Daniel D'Addario Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:58 PM UTC 12
Entertainment Modern Family, ACLU, Gay Marriage

Yet another bakery refuses to make cake for gay wedding

An Oregon bakery's decision not to sell a gay couple a wedding cake is bad for business -- and against the law VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 15, 2013 3:51 PM UTC 45
Life Video, Gay Marriage

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