May 06 2009 12:00 AM ET
Keep the Win at Your Back
Wins in Iowa, Vermont, and Maine are giving gays some of the biggest boosts in 40 years. Now far-right blowhards like Tony Perkins and Rick Warren are struggling to clearly dispute marriage equality.
April 06 2009 12:00 AM ET
Conflict Resolution
In a February New York Times op-ed, "family values" activist David Blankenhorn and out journalist Jonathan Rauch jointly proposed a solution to this country's debate over same-sex marriage: federal civil unions that religious groups wouldn't be compelled to honor. Are Blankenhorn and Rauch right? Two opinionators weigh in.
February 27 2009 1:00 AM ET
Can Marriage Equality Be Compromised?
Three key people immersed in different aspects of the marriage-equality effort weigh in on a New York Times op-ed attempting to forge a compromise on how the federal government handles same-sex unions.
February 12 2009 1:00 AM ET
Stories of Love ... and Loss
After Prop. 8, protests, and even babies, a handful of the married couples we featured on our October cover update us on their lives while their marriages hang in the balance.
October 30 2008 12:00 AM ET
No on 8 Reaches Out to Crucial Minority Voters
Minority voters could make or break California's proposed marriage ban on Election Day. As efforts to overturn the state supreme court's May ruling come to a head, the campaign to keep marriage equality is at its peak for a third of the electorate.
October 24 2008 12:00 AM ET
Battle for the Black Vote
Organizers both for and against California's Proposition 8 are working to win over the state's population of black voters. Numbers show that the pulpit may have a heavy hand in helping voters decide, but marriage equality advocates are still going after this influential group.
October 23 2008 12:00 AM ET
No on Prop. 8 Campaign Reaches Out to Black Voters
As marriage equality opponents galvanized in the Crenshaw area of Los Angeles to target African-American voters, clergy members and other activists gathered just miles away to fight against California's upcoming ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriage.
October 22 2008 12:00 AM ET
New York Governor Repeats Pledge to Sign Marriage Bill
Gov. David Paterson addressed a packed Empire State Pride Agenda fund-raiser Monday night and said fighting for the equal rights of LGBT people was "as American as the signing of the Constitution."
September 26 2008 12:00 AM ET
Newsom, Paterson Headline Prop. 8 Fund-Raiser In New York
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom and New York governor David Paterson combined forces for a Manhattan fund-raiser Thursday. Paterson charmed the intimate crowd with his usual candor and Newsom fostered a sense of urgency, saying he had seen polls that put the opposition four points ahead of those who oppose the ban.
September 24 2008 12:00 AM ET
The Money Game: The Race for No on 8
Brad Pitt and Steven Spielberg aren’t gay, but their financial support for the effort to defeat California’s Proposition 8 has made them two of the highest-profile donors in the fight to keep same-sex marriage legal in the Golden State. As No on 8 struggles to catch up to the "Yes" campaign in fund-raising, the publicity and awareness generated by the likes of Pitt and Spielberg may well be worth more than any sum of money.
September 23 2008 12:00 AM ET
Can You Trust the Polling on Proposition 8?
Last week's Field Poll in California found that voters were likely to reject the state ballot amendment in November that intends to prohibit gay marriage. But are voters really telling pollsters the truth about how they'll vote once they're in the booth? A polling expert examines the numbers and the opposition's claim that the Field Poll just isn't accurate.
June 16 2008 12:00 AM ET
Getting Hitched? Tell Us All About It
Whether you're standing in line at the county clerk or you've already booked the band, we want to know about it. Send us your wedding stories and photos at marriage@advocate.com
June 16 2008 12:00 AM ET
Friends and Foes List
The Advocate's list of our best friends and worst enemies when it comes to preserving the right of same-sex couples to marry in California. Here's your chance to get involved!
