gay-marriage
Watch Gay Marriage Leader Receive a Sweet Call From Obama Live on CNN
Andy Cush · 06/26/15 10:43AMAfter the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage across the country was announced this morning, President Obama called lead plaintiff Jim Obergefell to send his congratulations. I wonder if the president knew he’d be put on speakerphone and broadcast on CNN.
Cover Your Eyes Unless You Want to See a Beautiful Gay Celebration
Dayna Evans · 06/26/15 10:30AMThe United States Supreme Court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples have a Constitutional right to marry under the Fourteenth Amendment, which means that lots of happy people are out hugging, crying, and kissing in our nation’s capital and elsewhere today. Congratulations to everyone, and rejoice! Finally—something to celebrate.
Remember When Hillary Clinton Was Against Gay Marriage?
Sam Biddle · 06/26/15 10:30AMSupreme Court: Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal Nationwide
Jay Hathaway · 06/26/15 09:18AMIreland Has Legalized Same-Sex Marriage
Brendan O'Connor · 05/23/15 08:46AMSupreme Court Hears Opening Statements in Same-Sex Marriage Case
Jay Hathaway · 04/28/15 10:05AMBobby Jindal Wants to Be President of Bigot Pizza Nation
Ashley Feinberg · 04/23/15 05:21PMLouisiana governor and presumed 2016 presidential contender Bobby Jindal has an op-ed in The New York Times in which he takes a stand against everyone taking a stand against businesses taking a stand against gay marriage, and publicizes his push to pass a bill forbidding his state from taking “adverse action” against businesses that discriminate against same-sex couples. How brave.
Conservative Lawyers to Court: Gay Marriage Will Cause 900,000 Abortions
Ashley Feinberg · 04/21/15 04:46PMWith the Supreme Court gearing up to hear arguments over what will be an historic decision on same-sex marriage later this month, a group of 100 conservative “scholars” filed a last-ditch attempt to convince the Court to put a stop to all this sin once and for all. Their argument, in short: legalizing same-sex marriage would directly lead to 900,000 more abortions in 30 years.
Bigots Donate $60K to Ensure Future for Anti-Gay Pepperoni Pizza
Aleksander Chan · 04/02/15 08:53AMBen Carson: Prison Proves Being Gay Is "Absolutely" A Choice
Aleksander Chan · 03/04/15 11:20AMBen Carson, a conservative politician known for speaking candidly but not at all delicately or even coherently, has a new bon mot for you: Prison makes people gay.
Alabama Chief Justice Orders Judges to Refuse Gay Marriage Licenses
Aleksander Chan · 02/09/15 08:55AMOn the eve of the first legal gay marriages in Alabama, the state's chief justice, Roy S. Moore, issued an order to the state's probate judges to not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. A federal judge struck down Alabama's ban on and constitutional amendment against gay marriage last month.
Mike Huckabee Has a Bunch of Awful Analogies About Homosexuality
Hudson Hongo · 02/01/15 03:30PMSupreme Court Agrees to Hear Four Gay Marriage Cases
Taylor Berman · 01/16/15 04:10PMFlorida Counties End Courthouse Weddings to Keep Gays From Marrying
Brendan O'Connor · 01/01/15 02:10PM"The Time Has Come": Judge Strikes Down Montana's Gay Marriage Ban
Hudson Hongo · 11/19/14 10:00PMTexas Officials Baffled by Houston Mayor's Wacky Two-Lady Marriage
Hudson Hongo · 10/25/14 04:00PMVirginia Is for Legally Married Gay Lovers
Aleksander Chan · 10/06/14 02:44PMFollowing this morning's decision by the Supreme Court to deny appeals to seven same-sex marriage cases, couples in Virginia have flocked to state courthouses for impromptu weddings. Yvonne Landis, who with her partner of 23 years, Melodie Mayo, were the first couple in Virginia to apply for a same-sex marriage license today, told the Washington Post, "I'm just really excited. We always said we are waiting for Virginia. We wanted it to be legal here."
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeals in All 7 Same Sex Marriage Cases
Michelle Dean · 10/06/14 09:47AMWill the Supreme Court Pick a Gay-Marriage Case in Today's Meeting?
Michelle Dean · 09/29/14 11:20AMKeep one eye on the Supreme Court today and tomorrow, as it holds its "Long Conference" about all the petitions it got over the summer. In the mix are five cases asking the same question: Are bans on same-sex marriage constitutional? Join me below as I split into multiple personalities to explain it.