A story of a father’s love for his gay son in Australia is warming our hearts. Geoff Thomas is a retired plumber and Vietnam veteran who was raised to be homophobic — that is until his son came out as gay to him 12 years ago. Thomas told Buzzfeed about the process of changing his […]
Airbnb is Providing Rings to All Australians Who Support Marriage Equality
Australia is one of the few 1st world countries that have yet to pass a law for marriage equality, but that doesn’t mean that many Australians or businesses don’t support it — they do. “Two-thirds of the nation as well as a majority of politicians want every Australian to be able to marry the person […]
Worm Loves Worm: A Children’s Book Celebrating Love and Marriage Equality
By: Amber Leventry This Valentine’s Day will be the first that any and all gay and lesbian couples can legally be married in the United States since last June’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage. It will also be the first Valentine’s Day, and what some consider to be the most romantic day […]
Interracial & Same-Sex Marriage Equality Photo History
By Alex Temblador History seems to have a way of repeating itself. Almost half a century ago, interracial marriage was legalized. Recently, the fight for same-sex marriage ended with a SCOTUS victory decision. It took two movements separated by almost fifty years for the United States to welcome in a true era of marriage equality. A quick […]
The Great Gay Marriage Anticlimax
By: Shannon Ralph Friday, June 26th, 2015 was an historic day. A day for jubilation. For contemplation. For commemoration. It was a day when Facebook exploded in rainbow colors and love flooded my Twitter feed. It was a day when my family was finally seen. My family was recognized. Legitimized. Sanctioned and admitted to the […]
A Supreme Court Verdict of Love: Same-Sex Marriage Wins
By Alex Temblador Imagine waking up one weekday morning, a morning no different from the days before it. Except it is. See, today the United States government no longer looks at you as a second-class citizen. Today, the Supreme Court of the United States of America has officially stated that you have the right to […]
When Marriage Equality Becomes Irrelevant – The Future of Marriage Equality
By Brandy Black We WON! Words alone cannot depict the significance this day holds. I -mother of three, married to the woman of my dreams- am living the life I always wanted, and yet not until now have I experienced true validation and… it’s everything. This is no mere vote; it’s not just a piece of paper. This is […]
Marriage Equality: Three Minutes Of History
By Brad and Justin As the temperatures climb and the days get longer, we anxiously await a decision on Obergefell v. Hodges, the historic marriage equality case before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Brad and I were lucky enough to be at the Supreme Court the day oral arguments were held back […]
Marriage Discrimination Banned in Guam
By The Seattle Lesbian Friday, District Court of Guam Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood granted summary judgment for plaintiffs and banned enforcement of all laws in the U.S. Territory denying same-sex couples the freedom to marry. Judge Tydingco-Gatewood’s ruling followed oral argument in the lawsuit challenging Guam’s marriage ban that private attorneys brought on behalf of Loretta […]
WATCH: 7-Year-Old Explains Marriage Equality Decision Making
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 7
- Next Page »