United Methodist Church ends 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy
The church has long been divided into factions over its stance on homosexuality and gay clergy and even weighed splitting into two separate churches over the issue.
May 1, 2024
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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.
May 17, 2024
PHOTOS: Help Copenhagen Celebrate 25 Years of Legal Recognition
The world's very first same-sex couple to be legally recognized got hitched in 1989. Help the couple celebrate their silver anniversary by sending your own photos.
July 28, 2014
Penn. County Prepares to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Officials in Montgomery County say they are ready to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, despite the state's ban.
July 24, 2013
Which Nation Supports Equal Marriage, But Doesn't Allow It?
Seven in 10 Australians now support same-sex marriage, despite the fact that such unions are illegal in the country.
July 15, 2014
Arizona Couples Sue for Marriage Equality
The four same-sex couples say lack of marriage rights and recognition in the state is a violation of the U.S. Constitution.
January 7, 2014
Anglican Priest Defies Church, Marries Partner
A Church of England clergy member takes advantage of England's new marriage equality law, in defiance of his denomination's opposition to same-sex unions.
April 15, 2014
Wisconsin: Judge Strikes Down 2006 Marriage Ban
A federal judge in Wisconsin ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, prompting at least one county clerk to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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June 6, 2014
Second Judge Rules for N.C. Marriage Equality â But Will Legislators Challenge?
Today's ruling follows one that brought marriage equality to the state Friday, but it allows Republican legislative leaders to intervene and potentially appeal.
October 14, 2014
Celebrations of Marriage Equality Around the World
The landmark ruling that made same sex marriage legal in the United States was cheered around the planet.
June 27, 2015
WATCH: Brian Brown Admits 'Of Course' We'd 'Go to Russia'
Want to know how to make Brian Brown squirm? Ask him about what he's been up to in Putin's Russia.
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October 16, 2014
Matt Baume, Andrew Sullivan Revisit the '80s in Defining Marriage
In this excerpt from Matt Baume's book Defining Marriage, Andrew Sullivan discusses how hard it was to grasp the idea of marriage equality in the age of Bush I.
August 13, 2015
Are These the Most Antigay Governors in America?
While other governors and attorneys general have abandoned their defense of marriage bans, officials in three states have refused to give up their quixotic antigay legal agendas.
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October 25, 2014
How Antigay Are Romney's Potential Veeps?
Rating the pro-gay (but mostly antigay) records of Mitt Romney's VP short list.
July 17, 2012