North Carolina GOP Censures Sen. Thom Tillis for Marriage Equality Support
Delegates to the state Republican convention also objected to his vote for a gun control bill.
June 12, 2023
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Second Judge Rules for N.C. Marriage Equality — 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.
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WATCH: Why NOM Is Airing an Attack Ad in Senate Race
The ad denounces Hagan for voting to confirm the judge who brought marriage equality to the state -- but all other senators present voted the same way.
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Doom for NOM?
The antigay organization's finances crumble in the wake of pro-equality legal victories.
December 31, 2014
WATCH: It Gets Worse for NOM's Coffers
The once-formidable antigay group's donors have fled, leaving the National Organization for Marriage millions in debt.
November 24, 2014
Senate Punts Marriage Equality Vote Until After Midterms Due to GOP
Democrats had originally been eyeing a Senate vote before this fall's midterms.
September 15, 2022
Officials Who Refuse to Marry Gay Couples Want Legal Protection
Phil Berger, a Republican state Senator, plans to introduce legislation to allow officials to refuse to handle same-sex marriages if they have religious objections.
October 22, 2014
A Gay Veteran on His Experience With Discrimination
Would congressional leaders do more about anti-LGBTQ+ bias if they knew how often queer vets were subjected to it?
November 11, 2021
BREAKING: North Carolina Now Has Marriage Equality
Same-sex couples in the state began marrying shortly after a federal judge struck down the state's ban about 5:30 p.m. today.
October 10, 2014
Chuck Schumer: Senate Will Vote on Marriage Equality This Week
The Senate Majority Leader has made a commitment to the Respect for Marriage Act, which would protect marriage equality in federal law.
November 14, 2022
NOM Out to Oust Pro-Equality Sen. Rob Portman
The antigay group says it will let voters know Portman wants to 'redefine marriage' because of his gay son.
November 12, 2014
Senate to Vote Tuesday on Final Passage of Marriage Equality Bill
While the bill would not set a national requirement that all states must legalize same-sex marriage, it would require individual states to recognize another state's legal marriage.
November 29, 2022
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Flips on Marriage Equality Bill
The Wisconsin Republican is in a tough reelection fight.
August 23, 2022
Process of Justifying Trans Military Ban May Have Been Rigged
The Trump administration was likely going to stick with the ban no matter what a panel of experts said.
May 2, 2018
Tammy Baldwin to Marco Rubio: Marriage Equality Bill Is Not 'Stupid'
Baldwin clapped back at her Senate colleague after he called the Respect for Marriage Act a "stupid waste of time."
July 22, 2022
How North Carolina Went From 'Bathroom Bills' to Equality Leader
Five years after HB2, we're still fighting -- and winning.
April 5, 2021
Republican Sen. Rob Portman Cosponsoring Marriage Equality Bill
Portman, who has a gay son, joins Susan Collins as a Senate Republican cosponsor. A few more GOPers are likely to support the bill.
July 21, 2022
How Bisexual Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Is Endangering LGBTQ+ Rights
The senator from Arizona's politics could get in the way of the national bill that would protect LGBTQ+ communities from discrimination in housing, the workplace, and more.
November 8, 2021
Marriage Equality Bill Moves Forward in Senate With Bipartisan Vote
The vote isn't final passage, but it's a key step forward.
November 16, 2022