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The country did a complete 180 on a once-divisive issue starting 20 years ago

The vast majority of Americans opposed same-sex marriage on May 17, 2004, when the first same-sex couples took their vows after a court decision in Massachusetts. Well, times have changed.

Out U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas Marries His Boyfriend

“Vann and I are excited to share that we’re married!” Pappas announced on Twitter.

Barack Obama made history by publicly supporting same-sex marriages 12 years ago today

In the years since, the LGBTQ+ community has seen tremendous strides in the push toward equality, but much work remains to protect the rights of marginalized people.

14 Supreme Court decisions that changed the landscape for LGBTQ+ rights

Several of them came on today's date, June 26.

Ted Cruz Targets Marriage Equality: SCOTUS Was ‘Clearly Wrong’

The Texas senator has long been a marriage equality foe, but he's taking the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade to make his case.

Jim Obergefell reflects on 9th anniversary of Supreme Court marriage equality ruling

The legendary civil rights activist will attend a White House Pride celebration on the day of the anniversary.

Supreme Court Tells Arkansas It Must List Same-Sex Couples on Birth Certificates

The justices marked the two-year anniversary of their Obergefell ruling with a summary ruling that repeatedly cited it.

In the South, We're Still Fighting for Marriage Rights

Arkansas is the latest Southern state to declare war against same-sex marriage and parenting.

Justices Alito, Thomas Call for Overturning of Marriage Equality

Two of the Supreme Court's most conservative members opened the court's term with that assertion.

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After Roe: Here's the GOP Plan Kill to Marriage Equality, LGBTQ Rights

Barring some highly improbable miracle, marriage equality will probably not exist nationally by 2024 -- possibly 2025 at the latest.

The Supreme Court Justices' Secret Deal on LGBTQ+ Rights and Its Impact Today

A secret deal between Justices John Roberts and Anthony Kennedy still has implications today.

Alabama Supreme Court Rules Against Same-Sex Marriage Ban

The court's notoriously homophobic chief justice calls the Obergefell ruling "lawless" but says he has to abide by it.

Here's What the Respect for Marriage Act Would Do

The U.S. Senate is set to take up the bill Wednesday.

Jim Obergefell: Amy Coney Barrett Would Narrow LGBTQ+ Americans' Lives

LGBTQ+ people would face something Barrett herself cautioned against: "a shallow and unfulfilling life," says the marriage equality plaintiff.

Obergefell and Hodges Come Together to Oppose Amy Coney Barrett

The two men named in the Supreme Court's marriage equality decision say Barrett will endanger hard-won rights.

Thanks to Antigay Judge, Marriage Battle Continues in Puerto Rico

A questionable ruling brings confusion, and a bit of chaos, to Puerto Rico's same-sex couples.

Federal Judge: No Marriage Equality in Puerto Rico

The stunning ruling says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision does not apply in the territory.

Kim Davis is trying to get marriage equality overturned by the Supreme Court

Yes, Kim Davis is back. Again. A brief filed this week by her lawyers at Liberty Counsel argues that the Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges ruling should be overturned.

7th Circuit Victory for Lesbian Worker Shows Why Judges Matter

Trump hopes to stack the courts with "orginalists" who think granting LGBT rights is ludicrous.

Gorsuch: Skeptical That LGBT People Deserve Rights

Trump's Supreme Court nominee is a threat to our equality, writes Julianna Gonen of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

Jim Obergefell, Marriage Equality Hero: Religion Is Being Weaponized

The man who helped legalize same-sex marriage in the U.S. reflects on the Supreme Court siding with a baker who denied a cake to a gay couple.