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same-sex marriage
Dec. 19, 2023
Don’t Confuse Pope Francis’s ‘Blessing’ With Marriage Equality While progressives welcome the Vatican allowing the blessing of same-sex couples, the church’s stance on marriage won’t change anytime soon.
By Ed Kilgore
What a Difference 10 Years Makes: The Senate Votes to Protect Same-Sex Marriage The legislation received support from several Republican senators, including Mitt Romney, who once openly opposed same-sex marriage.
By Nia Prater
early and often
Sept. 8, 2022
Democrats Learn to Love the Culture War Wedge issues used to be the weapon solely of Republicans, but that’s changed with a push to force senators to vote to codify same-sex marriage.
By Ross Barkan
early and often
July 19, 2022
Same-Sex Marriage Now a Wedge Issue Dividing Republicans The House is voting to codify same-sex-marriage rights. Will Senate Republicans defy public opinion with a filibuster?
By Ed Kilgore
supreme court
July 7, 2022
Why Same-Sex Marriage May Not Be Doomed at the Supreme Court Samuel Alito’s opinion matters more than that of Clarence Thomas.
By Jay Michaelson
lgbtq rights
May 31, 2022
The Long, Sordid History of the Gay Conspiracy Theory Today’s right-wing campaign against “groomers” is America’s latest moral panic.
By James Kirchick
The Southern Baptist Church Is Going to Hell in a Handbasket Allegations of racism, sexual abuse, and idolatry toward Donald Trump are emanating from well-known figures in the largest Protestant denomination.
By Ed Kilgore
The Story of How Same-Sex Marriage Went From Fringe to Mainstream Sasha Issenberg on what can be learned from the civil-rights breakthrough of the 21st century.
By Ben Jacobs
catholic church
Oct. 21, 2020
What Does the Pope’s Support for Civil Unions Really Mean? It’s unclear whether he’s blurring the line against same-sex marriage or drawing it more clearly.
By Ed Kilgore
supreme court
Sept. 26, 2020
Are Amy Coney Barrett’s Religious Views Fair Game for Tough Questions? Charismatic Catholicism may seem alien to many Americans. But Barrett’s critics really need to educate themselves before diving down rabbit holes.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
June 15, 2020
GOP Congressman Who Officiated Same-Sex Marriage Ousted in Drive-Thru Convention Virginia’s Denver Riggelman offended conservatives so badly, even support from Trump and Falwell couldn’t save him.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Oct. 29, 2019
By Ed Kilgore
Pence Is the Enforcer of Trump’s Compact With the Christian Right Pence’s war on Planned Parenthood is just one token of his role in the administration as the chief representative of the Christian right.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump Is Not a Defender of Religious Liberty but a Threat to It Trump’s combination of hate-mongering and loud identification with Christianity is the antithesis of the American tradition of religious pluralism.
By Ed Kilgore
marriage equality
Mar. 27, 2019
Alabama May Abolish Marriage Licenses to Protect Homophobic Judges It’s far less harmful than abolishing public schools to avoid desegregation, but it’s the same basic idea.
By Ed Kilgore
Democrats Aren’t Cultural ‘Extremists,’ They’ve Moved With the Country Ross Douthat is wrong: Republicans are the ones who have abandoned “cultural centrism.”
By Ed Kilgore
healthy competition
Oct. 2, 2018
Two Rival Olympic Hockey Players Get Married Two teams both alike in dignity … a pair of star-crossed lovers take their vows.
By Sarah Nechamkin
Bracing for a Supreme Court Retirement Bombshell At the end of the term, the focus is on Kennedy, whose retirement could ignite the Senate races. But Thomas’s exit might spark a battle in the GOP.
By Ed Kilgore
Billy Graham Lived at the Crossroads of Faith and Power After getting too close to Richard Nixon, Billy Graham stayed away from partisan politics. But his son Franklin Graham is up to his ears in it.
By Ed Kilgore
Clarence Thomas Angry That SCOTUS Doesn’t Love Guns Thomas can’t seem to get three other conservative justices to get aggressive in defending gun rights. So he’s drawing attention to the problem.
By Ed Kilgore
Bermuda Reversed Gay Couples’ Right to Marry They’re the first country to pass and then repeal same-sex marriage.
By Gabriella Paiella
Trump Religious Liberty Order Mostly a Symbolic Sop to Christian Right Unlike the draft order of February, Trump’s order is rhetorical and doesn’t mention LGBTQ issues. He’s feeding the Christian right in other ways.
By Ed Kilgore
Alabama’s ‘Ten Commandments Judge’ Is Running for Senate After a bizarre career, famed theocrat Roy Moore wants to go to D.C.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump Veep Contender General Michael Flynn Can’t Stop Pissing Off Conservatives The GOP base just isn’t looking for a pro-choice candidate who celebrates same-sex marriage.
By Ed Kilgore
today in donald trump
Jan. 31, 2016
Donald Trump Would ‘Strongly Consider’ Overturning Same-Sex Marriage He had previously said that anybody still fighting the Supreme Court ruling was just playing politics.
By Chas Danner
same-sex marriage
Nov. 17, 2015
Ireland Celebrates First Same-Sex Marriages “It really is so nice to have the full marriage, and I’m every bit as emotional.”
By Elaine Godfrey
same-sex marriage
Sept. 4, 2015
By Jaime Fuller
same-sex marriage
Sept. 3, 2015
Kim Davis Sent to Jail in Kentucky She will be released as soon as she agrees to comply with the court’s order.
By Jaime Fuller
same-sex marriage
Sept. 1, 2015
Kentucky Clerk Still Denying Marriage Licenses Even after being instructed by the court to issue the licenses, Rowan County clerk Kim Davis rejected two more couples this morning, citing “God’s authority.”
By Chas Danner
same-sex marriage
July 1, 2015
Hardware-Store Owner Amends ‘No Gays Allowed’ Sign to Make It ‘Nicer’ “People told me I ought to do it a little bit more, make it a little nicer because I’m a very blunt person.”
By Jaime Fuller
supreme court
June 26, 2015
Supreme Court Rules that Same-Sex Couples Can Now Get Married Nationwide “The court now holds that same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry. No longer may this liberty be denied to them.”
By Jaime Fuller
celeb reactions
June 26, 2015
By Dee Lockett
Texas Recognizes Same-Sex Divorce But same-sex marriage is still banned.
the national circus
May 27, 2015
What Does Ireland’s Same-Sex-Marriage Vote Mean for the U.S.? The Irish vote recast the country’s relationship with the Catholic Church. Will America be able to do the same with the religious right?
By Frank Rich
awesome things
May 23, 2015
Ireland Votes to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage By an overwhelming majority, Irish voters have made their country the first in history to achieve marriage equality through popular mandate.
By Chas Danner
Where Will SCOTUS Fall on Gay Marriage? Trying to decipher the oral arguments to see how the justices might rule.
By Chas Danner
Supreme Court Debates Same-Sex Marriage And judging from the number of people outside the Supreme Court, many, many people are interested in what the justices think.
By Jaime Fuller
put a ring on it
Jan. 9, 2015
The Tiffany Proposal Fantasy, Gay Edition The jeweler’s first wedding ring ad featuring a same-sex couple.
By Kat Stoeffel
equal rites
Nov. 12, 2014
Supreme Court Allows Same-Sex Marriage in Kansas It’s the 33rd state where gay couples can marry.
By Margaret Hartmann
Same-Sex Weddings Begin in Arkansas Progress continues its march South.
By Caroline Bankoff
equal rites
Mar. 29, 2014
Same-Sex Marriage Is Now a Reality in England and Wales The first couples tied the knot right after midnight on Friday.
By Delia Paunescu
Justice Dept. to Give Gay Couples Equal Rights That means the right to decline to testify against a spouse and to file for bankruptcy together.
By Caroline Bankoff
equal rites
Oct. 21, 2013
Scenes From New Jersey’s First Same-Sex Weddings At midnight, Cory Booker started marrying people at Newark City Hall.
By Adam Martin
equal rites
Aug. 31, 2013
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Will Officiate Her First Gay Wedding Tonight The judge will marry Kennedy Center president Michael M. Kaiser and his fiancé.
By Delia Paunescu
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