Mauritius Supreme Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex in Landmark Decision
Advocates hailed the decision on the African island nation while the court disparaged the law’s British colonial era origins in its ruling.
October 4, 2023
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Puerto Rico Supreme Court recognizes ‘X’ as third gender for birth certificates in landmark decision
Puerto Rico's Supreme Court mandates an "X" gender option on birth certificates, a victory for nonbinary individuals.
June 3, 2025
Fed Judge Won't Throw Out Prop 8 Decision
The landmark decision striking down California's Proposition 8 will stand, even though the judge happens to be a gay man.Â
June 14, 2011
Trans Teen's Acting Debut in Royal Pains Has an Important Message
The Maine teen, famed for winning a landmark decision allowing her to use the girl's bathroom at school, plays a trans dancer struggling with transition-related healthcare.
June 18, 2015
Ohio Supreme Court hears pivotal LGBTQ+ parental rights case
The court will be asked whether marriage equality rights recognized in the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision can be retroactively applied to unmarried couples.
April 22, 2025
SCOTUS Underlines Connection of Abortion Rights, LGBTQ+ Equality
One justice worried that undermining abortion rights threatens marriage equality, while another argued that landmark LGBTQ+ rights decisions provide a basis for overturning Roe v. Wade.
December 3, 2021
The Community Reacts
The movers and shakers of the LGBT community tell The Advocate how they feel about the California supreme court's landmark decision May 15 to legalize same-sex marriage in the state.
May 21, 2008
The road to Obergefell: Looking back on a decade of marriage equality
Ten years ago, the Supreme Court made marriage equality the law of the land. Here’s a look at what led up to that landmark decision.
June 13, 2025
The Decision of a Lifetime
Brenda Freiberg lost both of her sons to AIDS. One never even thought about marriage -- his fight was simply to stay alive. But her good friend Chief Justice Ronald M. George's landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage still made an imprint on her heart.
October 30, 2008
Supreme Court Justice Teases 'Opportunities' for Marriage
Will the Supreme Court finally hear a case that could resolve marriage equality nationwide? Some court-watchers say Justice Stephen Breyer's remarks this weekend indicate that possibility.
November 10, 2014
LISTEN: Edie Windsor's Message for Fla. Gov. Rick Scott
'I implore you to use the power of your office to allow loving couples to marry now in your state,' says the woman who defeated DOMA.
October 30, 2014
Landmark Report: Army Discriminated Against Trans Woman
Tamara Lusardi, a trans Department of the Army employee, has found justice after years of misgendering and being barred from using the women's restroom.
October 23, 2014
Senate Must Stand Firm Against Anti-Equality Supreme Court Candidates
The nominee must be grilled on their commitment to LGBT equality, writes Shannon Minter and Christopher Stoll of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
January 31, 2017
WATCH: Pat Robertson Wants a Facebook 'Vomit' Button
The social networking site is a veritable den of sin, according to the homophobic televangelist.
July 8, 2013
Singaporean Gay Man Wins Right to Adopt Child in Landmark Ruling
The man had conceived the child through a surrogate in the United States.
December 17, 2018
Tenn. Judge Delivers First Blow to Legal Marriage Equality
A state judge in Tennessee has just broken equality advocates' streak of favorable judicial rulings by declaring the state's ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the U.S. Constitution.
August 14, 2014
Anti-LGBTQ+ Workplace Bias Is Alive and Well. Here's the Recourse
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is adapting to a changing world; one not changing fast enough for LGBTQ+ workers.
June 29, 2022
Federal Judge Strikes Down Wyoming's Marriage Ban
The order comes with a stay until Thursday, or until state officials stop defending the ban in court.
October 17, 2014