Marriage equality or same-sex marriage? Why the language matters
This is why The Advocate uses "marriage equality" over "same-sex marriage" or "gay marriage."
April 16, 2025
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PHOTOS: Defying Government, Rome OK's Civil Unions
Equality-minded Romans are celebrating an important victory in the march toward equal recognition of same-sex relationships, despite opposition from the Vatican and the national government.
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Texas Supreme Court Hears Same-Sex Marriage Challenge
Lawyers for Texas argue the state has an interest in procreation and opposite-sex unions are the only relationships that can produce the offspring needed for economic growth.
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Trump Reverses Pro-LGBTQ Policy From Hillary Clinton's State Dept.
Marriage is now a condition for obtaining a spousal visa, which could create huge problems for those from homophobic countries.
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Bishop of Honolulu Larry Silva penned an open letter asking all Hawaiian Catholics to oppose marriage equality, saying it will lead to legal polygamy and incest.
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What about the children
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Mormon Church Shows Some Progress By Dropping Anti-LGBTQ Policies
While the church remains anti-LGBTQ in many ways, it will no longer deny baptism to most children of same-sex couples.
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WATCH: Zen Buddhist Temple in Japan Offers Symbolic Same-Sex Weddings
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And even conservatives are becoming tired by the culture war over gender in schools.
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The Texas study has been widely challenged. And the author of a second study cited on same-sex parents says his findings are being interpreted by the House's lawyers somewhat differently than he would.
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New York's highest court rejects marriage equality
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