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That Bert & Ernie New Yorker Cover Has Been on the Internet for a Year
Camille Dodero · 06/28/13 10:23AMBert and Ernie Snuggle Up for Gay-Marriage News on New Yorker Cover
Max Read · 06/28/13 08:31AMHere Are the 29 Representatives Who Changed Their Minds About Marriage
Maggie Lange · 06/26/13 05:31PMThere are, in total, 29 U.S. Senators and Representatives who changed their positions regarding same-sex marriage since it was first voted on in 1996. Of those 29 politicians who no longer support DOMA, 24 signed an anti-DOMA amicus brief earlier this year. Still in office are 43 members of Congress who supported DOMA and continue to do so, as well as 31 politicians who always opposed the measure.
The Long March Up the Aisle: A Gawker Marriage-Equality Retrospective
Leah Beckmann · 06/26/13 04:16PMThis morning the Supreme Court held that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, and dismissed California's Prop. 8 appeal, making gay marriage legal in California. A good day for the judicial system, and an even better one for civil rights. In light of today's rulings, we present you with Gawker's coverage of same-sex marriage over the years.
DOMA's Death Paves Way for Kristen Bell to Gay Marry Dax Shepard
Neetzan Zimmerman · 06/26/13 04:03PMSo You Want to Get Gay Married...
Max Read · 06/26/13 02:59PMNancy Pelosi's Perfect Response to Anti-Gay Republicans Mad About DOMA
Neetzan Zimmerman · 06/26/13 01:58PMMaggie Lange · 06/26/13 10:11AM
Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA, Allows Gay Marriage in California
Max Read · 06/26/13 09:02AMAnti-Gay Congressman Attends Pro-Gay Event After Walking In Wrong Door
Neetzan Zimmerman · 06/13/13 04:44PMStraight Male Writer Is Tired of Hearing About Gay Marriage, the Poor Thing
Rich Juzwiak · 03/28/13 12:30PMDOMA Looks to Be in Serious Trouble in Supreme Court's Second Day of Gay Marriage Hearings
Cord Jefferson · 03/27/13 01:35PMJust one day after hearing arguments regarding California's gay marriage ban, the Supreme Court is back in session to consider the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. DOMA, as it's commonly called, is the act, signed into law by President Clinton in 1996, that restricts the federal government from acknowledging same-sex marriages, even if those unions are recognized in the states of their origin.
Bill Clinton Calls the Anti-Gay Marriage Act He Signed Into Law Unconstitutional
Taylor Berman · 03/07/13 09:27PMIn an op-ed published Thursday evening in the Washington Post, former president Bill Clinton announced his opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act, which he signed into law in 1996. Clinton defended his initial support of the bill, saying that, when it was passed, there were no states that recognized same-sex marriage. At the time, Clinton said the bill seemed like the best option to prevent a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Why The Supreme Court Hasn't Taken Either Gay Marriage Case Yet
Mallory Ortberg · 12/02/12 12:30PMThe Supreme Court met Friday to discuss the possibility of hearing arguments for two high-profile cases concerning gay marriage (one for California's Proposition 8 and the other for the federal Defense of Marriage Act), but "surprised" everyone when they made neither a decision nor an announcement by the end of the day.
Robert Kessler · 10/18/12 11:35AM
83-Year-Old Woman Takes Her Challenge of Gay Marriage Ban to the Supreme Court
Taylor Berman · 07/16/12 07:28PMOn Monday, 83-year-old Edith Windsor asked the Supreme Court to review her legal challenge of the Defense of Marriage Act, which Windsor originally filed in 2010. Windsor, who has a heart condition, seeks to by-pass the U.S. Court of Appeals, who are set to hear the case in September. The New York district court has already ruled in Windsor's favor.
Obama Talks Gay Marriage and DOMA on The View
Matt Toder · 05/15/12 01:30PMObama Thinks Defense of Marriage Act Is a 'Bad Idea' (CORRECTED)
Louis Peitzman · 05/14/12 07:32PMHouse Republicans Cripple Obama Admin Fight Against DOMA Hours After President Expresses Support for Same-Sex Marriage
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/10/12 09:05AMProving once again there was no day so historic that it could not be spoiled with partisan assholery, the Republican-led House refused to let the tweets settle on President Obama's same-sex marriage support proclamation before moving to hobble it with a measure ensuring the Justice Department could not actively oppose the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act.