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
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Poll shows record divide in support for marriage equality
A new Gallup poll finds Democrat support is at a record level, while Republicans are bottoming out at the lowest numbers since the passage of Obergefell v. Hodges affirmed marriage equality.
June 2, 2025
LGBTQ+ adults agree — Americans don't accept transgender people
Most LGBTQ+ adults believe that there is currently not much to no acceptance at all for trans people, a new survey reports.
May 30, 2025
The mysterious life of Justice David Souter, an enigma who confounded conservative Republicans
Opinion: The late Supreme Court justice said little, revealed less, but did help shape the conscience of the law, particularly in a key LGBTQ+ rights case, writes John Casey.
May 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
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
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
Anti-LGBTQ+ Texas AG Ken Paxton announces U.S. Senate bid
The very MAGA Paxton will challenge incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican primary next year.
April 9, 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
Who is MassResistance, the far-right group behind anti-marriage equality resolutions?
MassResistance one of the most virulently anti-LGBTQ+ groups out there, and it's looking to end marriage equality.
March 13, 2025
Kim Davis's latest legal loss: The infamous Kentucky homophobe loses in court again
An appeals court ruled that she has to pay up.
March 7, 2025
Montana's effort to reject marriage equality isn't moving forward ... for now
Montana legislators tabled a resolution against marriage equality with the help of Republicans.
March 4, 2025
The troubling anti-LGBTQ+ history of a conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate
LGBTQ+ advocates warn that Brad Schimel threatens hard-won rights, including marriage equality.
March 3, 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
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
Kim Davis is back in court because she doesn't want to pay a gay couple
The former Kentucky county clerk went to jail rather than issue marriage licenses to a gay couple, and now she's gunning to overturn marriage equality in the U.S. Supreme Court.
February 4, 2025
Idaho Republicans' resolution to repeal marriage equality is 'foreshadowing' for the U.S.
Idaho's leading LGBTQ+ groups tell The Advocate that the state GOP's effort to overturn marriage equality does not "address any of the many issues facing Idahoans today."
January 27, 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