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Here are all the ways marriage equality has been 'unambiguously positive' for America

The study from the RAND Corp. comes 20 years after the first legal marriages for same-sex couples took place in Massachusetts.

20 Years Ago Today Massachusetts Made History by Ruling in Favor of Marriage Equality

The ruling from the state's Supreme Judicial Court made Massachusetts the first in the nation with equal marriage rights.

Beyond marriage

Two vital lessons, 14 months after marriage equality came to Massachusetts: First, the courts are only one of many battlegrounds. Second, every other issue--job and HIV discrimination, for instance--still needs our attention

Smiling and Crying Through the Stilted Progression of LGBTQ Equality

When you reside at the intersections of multiple identities, anniversaries of your civil rights struggles can be both bitter and sweet. 

LPAC Raises Money for Maine Marriage Initiative

The pro-lesbian super PAC announced a fund-raising drive for the marriage ballot initiative in Maine, with some help from leading civil rights attorney Mary Bonauto.

Why This Week Was Huge for Black Gays

Rev. Irene Monroe on two momentous anniversaries that passed quietly this week.

Op-ed: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

HRC executive director Chad Griffin on the controversial book Forcing the Spring, which documents the fight for marriage equality.

17 Women Who Changed the Course of LGBTQ+ History

For Women's History Month, we salute activists who've made LGBTQ+ history from the 1950s through the 2020s.

The Legacy of Barney

After more than three decades, the man dubbed "the smartest" in Congress and the first to come out voluntarily, won't be returning to office, but he leaves behind a very long shadow.

Jill Biden Invites Tyre Nichols' Parents, LGBTQ Rights Plaintiffs to SOTU

The first lady's guest list offers a blueprint of what to expect in President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.