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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.

Study: Same-Sex Marriage Improves Health of Gay and Bi Men

New findings from Vanderbilt University offer a good reason to tie the knot and fight to protect marriage equality.

Sens. Baldwin, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Provide Fairness to Domestic Partners

The Democratic senator from Wisconsin and the Maine Republican are among the bipartisan sponsors in both chambers of Congress who've signed on to support the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013.

Support for Marriage Equality Bodes Well for Iowa Justices Facing Retention Vote

The three up for retention this year are in a different environment than those voted out in 2010, a year after the state's marriage equality ruling.

Justices Thomas and Alito and the Threat to LGBTQ+ Equality

Justices Thomas and Alito want marriage equality overturned. Even if that doesn't happen, we'll still have to fight off efforts to chip away at it.

Op-ed: 5 Questions to Ask Before Tying the Knot

Just because the federal government will recognize same-sex marriages doesn't make everything easier.

'You're Going to Hell' and Other Emails to Iowa's Only Out Sen.

Iowa state senator Matt McCoy compiled a ton of hate mail (and a few nice letters), so we can truly remember an Iowa on the brink of marriage equality.

A Cross-Country Journey for Equality

Frank and Joe Capley-Alfano recall the personal and painful pilgrimage they made in the name of LGBT rights. 

WATCH: Mich. Suspends Rights of Gay Married Couples

Michigan governor Rick Snyder confirmed that the more than 300 same-sex marriages performed in the hours when they were allowed are legal, but the couples won't have access to benefits.

Connecticut Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage

The Connecticut supreme court Friday issued a 4-3 decision in favor of eight gay couples who were the plaintiffs in Kerrigan and Mock v. the Connecticut Department of Public Health, effectively legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. Connecticut will now become the third state in the country behind Massachusetts and California where gay couples are allowed equal access to marriage. As in California and Massachusetts, out-of-state couples will be eligible to marry in Connecticut.

Hong Kong Court Rejects Marriage Equality, Orders 'Alternative' Recognition

The ruling from the city's highest court falls short of equality but represents progress, activists say.

Pentagon Will Treat Married Same-Sex Couples Equally

The Department of Defense and Social Security offered clarifications on how each federal agency will treat married same-sex couples in light of the Supreme Court's historic ruling striking down section 3 of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.

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HHS Orders Insurers to Cover All Married Same-Sex Couples

If insurance companies provide family benefits to married opposite-sex couples, they must offer the same benefits to legally married same-sex couples, the Department of Health and Human Services said today.

Half The Country's AGs Ask SCOTUS to Rule on Marriage

Attorneys general from 32 states filed briefs Friday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a definitive ruling on marriage equality.

ACLU Seeks Recognition for 300 Michigan Marriages

For less than 24 hours, marriage equality was the law of the land in Michigan. Now the ACLU is suing the state to make sure the same-sex couples who married get the rights they're entitled to.

Greece approves marriage equality

The approval came despite opposition from the Greek Orthodox Church and makes Greece the 16th country in the European Union with marriage equality.

Lesbian Socialist: Do We Really Want to Be Part of 'Traditional Marriage'?

Capitalism is both a gift and curse to LGBT people and others fighting for equality in America, says lesbian author and socialist Sherry Wolf.

Gay Men in Ariz. Seek Immediate Marriage Recognition

George Martinez, who has terminal cancer, and husband Fred McQuire are asking Arizona to recognize their marriage, performed in California last month.