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Read the latest news about marriage equality victories and the continuing fight for gays and lesbians to have the right to marry around the world. See the most recent updates on this international, national, regional, and state-by-state issue, which has been hotly contested by conservatives and far-right religious organizations. Learn about the straight allies who have been advocating for same-sex marriage in the spheres of society, entertainment, and politics, as well as the various opponents of marriage equality who seek to impede the progress of the LGBT rights movement.
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Just a Bunch of Friends Who Changed LGBT History

Reverend Troy Perry, Phillip Ray De Blieck, Diane Olson, and Robin Tyler have been agitating for change for half a century.

May 05 2017 5:51 AM
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Gay Senior: Funeral Home Refused to Bury My Husband

An 82-year-old man is taking action against a funeral home that allegedly said it did not "deal with their kind."

May 03 2017 4:12 PM
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Marriage Equality Was Won by Widowers

The love stories behind the landmark court cases both ended tragically.

May 03 2017 5:11 AM
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How Prop. 8 Woke Up a Sleeping Gay Giant

LGBT historian Nathaniel Frank breaks down the 60-year battle for marriage equality in his new book, Awakening: How Gays and Lesbians Brought Marriage Equality to America. In this excerpt, Frank looks at how Prop. 8 catalyzed a movement. 

April 24 2017 5:03 AM
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Hypocrites Get Shut Down in A Very Sordid Wedding

See what happens when two antigay activists walk into a Texas salon in this exclusive clip from the sequel to Del Shores's Sordid Lives. 

April 19 2017 6:26 AM
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Antigay N.C. Pol: Lincoln Was 'Tyrant' Like Hitler

Rep. Larry Pittman made the comment in an online debate over his anti–marriage equality bill.

April 13 2017 6:47 PM
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N.C. Lawmakers Seek to Nullify Marriage Equality

The bill quotes the Christian Bible and says the Supreme Court defied "Almighty God."

April 11 2017 6:36 PM
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