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Here's how queer couples can protect their marriage under a new Trump administration

Experts don't see an immediate threat to marriage equality, but they recommend some proactive steps for protection.

Judge rules the military must cover gender-affirming surgery for members' dependents

The exclusion of such coverage is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Maine ruled.

Massachusetts court to hear lawsuit over nonresident same-sex marriages

On Thursday the Massachusetts supreme judicial court will hear arguments on the denial of marriage licenses to eight out-of-state gay couples. At issue is a 1913 law that forbids out-of-state couples from marrying in Massachusetts if their union would not be legally recognized in their own state.

Nation's Most Brazenly Hateful Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Blocked by Judge

Tennessee is trying to force businesses that accommodate trans customers to post warning signs.

Alabama judge unseals report accusing top LGBTQ+ rights attorneys of improper judge shopping

The report is related to lawsuits brought against Alabama’s 2022 ban on gender-affirming health care for trans youth.

Right, Left React to Scalia's Death

Ted Cruz, Evan Wolfson, and more weigh in, with some snark coming from Glenn Greenwald.
 

Court: N.Y. Farm Still Can't Refuse Same-Sex Weddings

It's the latest legal blow to those seeking a legal right to discriminate against same-sex couples — this time in upstate New York.  

The Advocate Interview: Hillary Clinton

“I’m grateful to all of the advocates and families and friends who never stopped insisting that what’s right is right.” 

Are These Companies Discriminating Against PrEP Users?

Huge -- and seemingly LGBT-friendly -- insurance companies refuse to sell policies to people taking preventative HIV medication. Why?

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Same-Sex Couples Sue Social Security Over Benefit Snafu

The SSA overpaid some benefit recipients because it didn't recognize their marriages, and now it wants the money back -- but recipients say they shouldn't pay for the agency's mistake.

The Advocate's 25 top LGBTQ+ news stories of the century so far

From the good and the bad, from marriage equality, decriminalization of queer sex, and groundbreaking electoral victories to the Pulse massacre and the unfortunate election of Donald Trump to the presidency — twice — here are the biggest queer news events of the first quarter of the 21st century.

Meet Tomorrow's Social Justice Leaders

Get to know the 2015 Arcus Foundation Fellows who are on their way to becoming tomorrow's diversity leaders.

Suit Seeks Equity in Social Security Survivor Benefits

Attorneys for Deborah Tevyaw say the Social Security Administration has wrongly denied survivor benefits to her and others who have been in same-sex marriages.

5 GOP Senators Back R.I. Marriage Equality Bill

The senate judiciary committee moved the marriage equality bill forward Tuesday for a full floor vote.

Judge: No Excuse for Catholic School's Antigay Discrimination

A Massachusetts Catholic school violated state law when it withdrew a job offer to a man in a same-sex marriage, a judge rules.

Trans Woman & Nursing Home Reach Landmark Settlement After Complaint

It's the first known discrimination complaint by a trans elder against such a facility.

DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional; Next Stop Supreme Court?

A federal appeals court ruled DOMA unconstitutional for the first time, moving the challenge to the 1996 law closer to the Supreme Court.