LGBT Rights

Gay marriage? Ca-ching!

The wedding industry is beginning to court same-sex dollars -- with caution

Tracy Clark-Flory Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
Life Same-sex marriage, Gay Marriage

Bill banning gay “conversion therapy” sent to Chris Christie

The state legislature approved legislation to prohibit the practice earlier this week

Jillian Rayfield Friday, Jun 28, 2013 8:20 PM UTC
Politics Gay conversion therapy

Putin: Law restricting gay rights in Russia is about “protecting children”

Putin says Russia's proposed ban on "gay propaganda" isn't about "sanctions on homosexuality"

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 4:26 PM UTC 18
Life Vladimir Putin, Russia

From Stonewall to the death of DOMA: A look back at gay rights in the U.S.

A look at episodes in the modern history of the gay rights movement and how attitudes have changed along the way

Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 1:14 PM UTC
Life DoMA, SCOTUS, prop 8, Stonewall

How Kennedy beat Scalia

His opinion was a mess -- but the liberal justices weren't about to point that out and risk losing his vote

Andrew M. Koppelman Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 12:01 PM UTC 75
News Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia

How to be a straight ally in post-DOMA America

Thanks to SCOTUS, actress Kristen Bell has ended her equality-minded marriage protest. Do such protests matter?

Tracy Clark-Flory Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 14
Life LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBT Rights

Boehner’s DOMA backfire

The speaker's decision to spend $2.3 million defending DOMA was a political loser and maybe even counterproductive

Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 9:40 PM UTC 47
Politics Gay Marriage, John Boehner, DoMA

Louie Gohmert on DOMA: SCOTUS has defied “laws of nature and nature’s God”

A somber Rep. Gohmert told reporters that gay marriage signals the "end of a great civilization"

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 7:46 PM UTC 21
Life Louie Gohmert, DoMA, prop 8

DOMA and Prop 8: Here’s what it all means

Today's big Supreme Court decisions on marriage are complicated -- here are the legal and practical implications

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:32 PM UTC
Politics DoMA, Proposition 8

Marriage equality fight continues in New Jersey, advocates say

Democrats may renew efforts to override Gov. Chris Christie's veto of a gay marriage bill following SCOTUS victory

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:05 PM UTC
Life Gay Marriage, LGBT Rights

Antonin Scalia’s self-pitying, angry nostalgia

Supreme Court's arch-conservative says legalizing same-sex marriage discriminates against people who don't want it

Alex Pareene Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 5:51 PM UTC 310
News Supreme Court

Anthony Kennedy: “The first gay justice”

A look at the often inscrutable jurist who cast the key vote against DOMA -- and cemented a legacy of LGBT rights

Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 5:39 PM UTC 30
Politics Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court

Twitter is feeling really, really good about the DOMA and Prop 8 rulings

Lots of celebrating happening in under 140 characters following the landmark SCOTUS decisions

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 3:19 PM UTC
Life DoMA, SCOTUS, Gay Marriage

Supreme Court strikes down DOMA

The Court also held that Prop 8 sponsors had no standing to appeal the ruling that the law is unconstitutional

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 2:10 PM UTC 143
Politics Supreme Court, DoMA, LGBT Rights

Military recruiters set up shop at San Francisco Pride

This weekend will mark the first time the U.S. military has officially participated in the city's gay pride event

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 1:13 PM UTC
Life Don't Ask Don't Tell

New Jersey lawmakers poised to ban ex-gay therapy

Though Chris Christie has not yet said whether he'll sign the bill into law

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 1:10 PM UTC
Politics Chris Christie, New Jersey

Transgender 6-year-old wins right to use girls’ bathroom at school

The ruling is the first in the nation to hold that transgender students must be allowed to use the correct bathroom

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 24, 2013 4:41 PM UTC 227
Life transgender rights, LGBT Rights

The gay rights movement’s key advantage

Gay causes feature public, familiar faces because so many have come out. Abortion groups don't yet have that luxury

Kerry Eleveld Friday, Jun 21, 2013 7:20 PM UTC 25
Politics Abortion, LGBT, LGBT Rights

Cindy McCain says husband John is “coming around” on gay marriage

McCain discusses her recent gay rights activism and if her husband's views are evolving in a new podcast

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 6:39 PM UTC
Life Gay Rights, Gay Marriage

Louie Gohmert advises LGBT people to hide who they are at work

"Who wants to go talking about sexual orientation when they’re working? Good grief," Gohmert said

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 4:03 PM UTC 25
Life Louie Gohmert, enda, LGBT Rights

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