New congressional resolution would make June 26 'Equality Day' celebrating LGBTQ+ victories
A new resolution would designate June 26 as “Equality Day," marking the anniversary of three historic LGBTQ+ Supreme Court victories.
June 26, 2025
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Iconic marriage equality activist Evan Wolfson on the future of marriage equality
In an exclusive interview with The Advocate Evan Wolfson talks about the likelihood of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning marriage equality.
June 26, 2025
Gay weddings have boosted state and local economies by $6 billion since marriage equality
It's not just a legal right — marriage equality is simply good for the economy.
June 18, 2025
Southern Baptists urge Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality
A resolution adopted by the denomination also includes anti-transgender language.
June 11, 2025
Southern Baptists seek to ban porn, women pastors, and marriage equality
The largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. will consider a measure this week in support of banning marriage equality.
June 9, 2025
Kim Davis, who denied same-sex couples marriage licenses, will appeal case to Supreme Court
The Kentucky clerk who denied same-sex couples marriage licenses is trying to get the Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality.
May 1, 2025
100 days of erasure: Connecting the dots of Trump’s relentless war on LGBTQ+ lives
Opinion: In just three months, LGBTQ+ equality has crumbled as Pride flags fall, protections vanish, and queer survival is once again a daily fight, writes John Casey.
April 29, 2025
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
Out gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs law repealing marriage equality ban
The new law ensures that even if the Supreme Court reverses Obergefell, marriage equality will still be legal in Colorado.
April 11, 2025
Can marriage equality be overturned? It's unlikely, but that won't stop Republicans from trying
Unlikely, but not impossible.
March 18, 2025
North Dakota Senate rejects resolution seeking to overturn marriage equality
The resolution failed to pass the state Senate in a 16-31 vote after only ten minutes of debate.
March 14, 2025
North Dakota GOP advances resolution calling for end to nationwide marriage equality
The measure, passed in the North Dakota House and pending in the Senate, doesn't have the force of law and merely advises the Supreme Court, but it shows what Republicans are thinking.
February 25, 2025
Michigan Republican lawmaker to introduce resolution asking SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality
State Rep. Josh Schriver announced that he will be introducing a measure on Tuesday urging the court to reverse Obergefell v. Hodges.
February 25, 2025
Mitch McConnell will leave Senate with egregiously anti-LGBTQ+ record
The Republican, who announced Thursday that he will not run for reelection in 2026, has a record of opposition to LGBTQ+ equality.
February 20, 2025
A queer filmmaker led Kamala Harris’s video team at the White House. Azza Cohen shares what that was like
This queer woman kept her eye and camera trained on the most powerful woman in the world for history.
February 18, 2025
South Carolina venue hosts free LGBTQ+ weddings in show of support and protest
Amid threats to marriage equality and LGBTQ+ rights in general, an art fair hosted the weddings and raised money to benefit transgender people.
February 13, 2025
Here are President Joe Biden's 15 queerest accomplishments
Biden leaves office as the most pro-LGBTQ+ president in history.
January 20, 2025
Pam Bondi promises to 'respect the law' on marriage equality in Senate confirmation hearing
Bondi, nominated to be the next attorney general, made the comment after California Sen. Adam Schiff, a Democrat, asked if she would defend the marriage of LGBTQ+ couples.
January 15, 2025
Idaho Republicans file resolution to repeal marriage equality
They want to return to a so-called “natural definition” of marriage as between one man and one woman.
January 8, 2025
Kyrsten Sinema defends filibuster in farewell address to Senate
Sinema, the first out bisexual in Congress, said the rule is necessary to build consensus. Also, as she leaves office, she is being accused of misusing campaign funds for extensive and expensive travel.
December 26, 2024
The Advocate ranked the 25 most important queer history moments of the century so far
From the good and the bad, from marriage equality, decriminalization of queer sex, and groundbreaking electoral victories to the Pulse massacre and the unfortunate election of Donald Trump to the presidency — twice — here are the biggest queer news events of the first quarter of the 21st century.
December 23, 2024