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🌈 Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling that legalized marriage equality — a fight decades in the making. We asked Advocate readers to tell us about the impact marriage equality had on them and their relationships. Here are some of their stories.

📣 One of the people who fought for their marriage to be recognized, Jim Obergefell, wrote for The Advocate what is at risk now in the current political landscape. "When activists fought for the queer community in years past, existing rights were not at risk. Our community had nothing to lose. We could only gain rights that society and laws had long denied us. In 2025, we stand to lose the rights we have achieved," he argues.

💢 Pete Hegseth confirmed Friday that the Navy ship honoring gay rights icon Harvey Milk will be renamed. Hegseth said the move was to take the politics out of ship names...okay, Pete. And yes, he made the announcement on one of the last days of Pride Month.

Onward and upward,

Alex Cooper

Editor-In-Chief, The Advocate

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From legitimacy to uncertainty, Advocate readers reflect on 10 years of marriage equality and what comes next

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Marriage equality history in photos: Images of celebration and hope after Obergefell

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Harvey Milk is an icon. Pete Hegseth is an idiot

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On 'Gaydar Show,' Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proves she's a fierce ally

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Jim Obergefell: 10 years after my Supreme Court win, marriage equality is under attack

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Bipartisan House coalition demands RFK Jr. reverse Trump’s plan to end LGBTQ+ suicide prevention hotline

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Iconic marriage equality activist Evan Wolfson on the future of marriage equality

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Names of Sam Nordquist, Jiggly Caliente, Lady Chablis, and more added to Stonewall Wall of Honor

footage still via National LGBTQ Task Force; Courtesy Canandaigua PD

New congressional resolution would make June 26 'Equality Day' celebrating LGBTQ+ victories

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Gavin Newsom’s office says Linda McMahon’s ‘fake’ threats over trans kids in sports ‘divorced from reality’

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Pete Hegseth melts down over media coverage & gender questions in explosive Pentagon press conference

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Trump exploits Supreme Court ruling to attack transgender people in reality-challenged White House briefing

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San Francisco bookstore drops ‘Harry Potter’ over J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans donations

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U.S. Senate parliamentarian blocks GOP’s plan to ban gender-affirming care under Medicaid

(portrait) Courtesy US Senate; (background) NLM Photo/Shutterstock

Stanford Medicine caves to Trump Administration, ends gender-affirming surgeries for youth

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Chicago restaurant parodies Chick-fil-A with 'Chick-Feel-Gay' Pride Month sandwich

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Andry Hernández Romero’s family desperate for word on gay asylum-seeker who Trump vanished over 100 days ago

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