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GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy shows tepid support for marriage equality as “law of the land”
After he was asked if he too had “evolved” on same-sex marriages like Liz Cheney did, a visibly uncomfortable Kevin McCarthy deflected.
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New book revisits when Bill Clinton stood against marriage equality for political capital
Sasha Issenberg reveals that the Clinton White House was only worried about the political implications when it came to DOMA. Principles never entered into their considerations.
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Switzerland overwhelmingly reaffirms marriage equality in national referendum
Final figures are reflecting that nearly two of every three Swiss voters supported the measure, despite conservative efforts to stoke outrage and overturn the law.
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Pope Francis once again “clearly” refuses to affirm same-sex marriages
“These are our brothers and sisters and we need to be close to them,” he claimed, “but marriage as a sacrament is clear.”
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The Supreme Court could allow attacks to marriage equality just as they are with abortion
Five justices chose to ignore legal procedure and precedent to uphold a law that flies in the face of Roe v. Wade. Why wouldn’t they do the same when it comes to Obergefell v. Hodges?
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Billie Jean King reveals she’s gotten married in private after hesitating for years
“Years from now, I never want anyone to question how much I was committed to you,” King said about her life-long partner Ilana Kloss, she reveals in her upcoming memoir.
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Andrew Cuomo is known as a hero for LGBTQ rights. He’s still a monster.
The Governor of New York led the charge for marriage equality and other LGBTQ advances. That doesn’t make up for his history of lies, intimidation and sexual harassment.
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What LGBTQ Americans have (and haven’t) gained since the recognition of marriage equality
On the anniversary of the Obergefell decision, LGBTQ people all across the country lack many other civil protections – and even marriage isn’t safe to some anti-LGBTQ activists.
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The Vatican is attacking an Italian LGBTQ rights bill in unprecedented act of political meddling
It seems the threat of LGBTQ people being seen as equal was simply too much for the Church to bear quietly.