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Taking the Long View With Trump
Longtime activist Robin Tyler sees shades of 1930s Germany in this year's election, but also hope on the horizon.
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
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 5, 2017
A Historic Wedding in Los Angeles
Robin Tyler and Diane Olson made history when, at 5:01 p.m. June 16, they became the first same-sex couple to say "I do" in Los Angeles County.
JUNE 17, 2008
Jay-Z's Mom, Gloria Carter, Marries Longtime Girlfriend Roxanne Wiltshire
The pair tied the knot at a star-studded wedding ceremony in New York City.
JULY 5, 2023
California's First Historic Marriages
In a fitting start to marriage equality, longtime lesbian activists marry in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
JUNE 17, 2008
WATCH: Robin Tyler's Rally Cry at Long Beach Dyke March
The pioneering lesbian feminist delivered an impassioned speech to kick off Pride Week in Long Beach, Calif.
MAY 20, 2013
Op-ed: My Marriage Is Not an Experiment, Justice Alito
Activist Robin Tyler wants to remind the Supreme Court justices that they're not ruling only on laws. People's lives are at stake.
MARCH 29, 2013
The Advocate Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Awards Luncheon
Honorees Rev. Troy Perry, Robin Tyler, Connor Franta, Kat Blaque, and Paul Colichman spoke to the past, present, and future of the LGBT activism.
JUNE 14, 2017
Stop the Hate
Activist Robin Tyler enlists the help of some notable friends and takes the campaign against California's proposed gay marriage ban into her own hands.
AUGUST 20, 2008
L.A. Pride: A Celebration in Pictures
The best thing about Pride, especially L.A. Pride? The eye candy, of course!
JUNE 10, 2008
Photos From the Ground: Lobby Day, Sacramento
Demanding equality, hundreds of people took to the steps of the State Capitol this week in Sacramento. Advocate.com's exclusive photo gallery tells the story.
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
Diane Olson, Marriage Equality Activist, Dies at 65
Olson and her wife, Robin Tyler, led the charge for marriage equality in California.
JANUARY 17, 2019
Op-ed: How My Marriage Went From Skim to Creamy Cake Icing
Marriage activist Robin Tyler on the tireless efforts to make marriage happen, and the continuing road for full equality.
JUNE 27, 2013
Prop. 8: A Case About Justice
Robin Tyler and her wife, Diane Olson, are plaintiffs in the California supreme court case seeking to overturn Proposition 8. Now, Tyler says, the time for saying "please don't divorce us" is over.
MARCH 2, 2009
WATCH: Two of California's First Marriage Plaintiffs React to Ruling
Robin Tyler (left) and Diane Olson helped ignite the national marriage movement over a decade ago. Watch them react to today's historic ruling.
JUNE 26, 2015
How Roberta Kaplan Met Edie Windsor and Changed History
Longtime equality activist Robin Tyler explains why Roberta Kaplan's new book, Then Comes Marriage, is a must-read. (Above: Kaplan [left] with Windsor)
OCTOBER 19, 2015
Tyler, Olson, and Lawyer Gloria Allred File Suit in Wake of Prop. 8
Robin Tyler and Diane Olson, the first plaintiff couple named in the historic lawsuit that overturned California's ban on gay marriage and the first same-sex couple married in Los Angeles County in June, wasted no time filing a new lawsuit with California's supreme court Wednesday morning. In announcing their legal action, the couple also said the No on 8 campaign -- specifically Los Angeles-based efforts -- dropped the ball in helping to defeat the measure.
NOVEMBER 6, 2008
Fight to the Finish
Is Prop. 8 unconstitutional, or should the voters have a chance to overturn it in 2010? Depends on whom you ask -- just know that some of the big names in marriage equality aren't quite seeing eye to eye.
MAY 8, 2009