Faith, God and Family: SCOTUS Decision Doesn’t Change Hearts & Minds
By: Paul P. Jesep/ TRT Columnist— The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on marriage equality. Absent the introduction of a constitutional amendment in…
Obergefell v. Hodges
LGBTQ Struggles Do Not End with Marriage Equality
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— Since the SCOTUS decision leading to the legalization of same-sex marriage across the nation, I have found myself breathing a bit…
Now We Celebrate Marriage Equality: Tomorrow We Fight for More
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT— I still vividly remember how it felt to be spat on and called a “fag&ot” at fourteen, when I went…
Edie Windsor: Go Get Married! But ‘Talk Before You Walk’
SAGE Partners with Windsor to Help LGBT Older People and Couples Who Want to Marry NEW YORK—SAGE stands with LGBT communities and allies in celebration…
Thousands to Celebrate the SCOTUS Decision on Marriage Equality
BOSTON, Mass.—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality for same-sex couples is a constitutional right, thereby making marriage equality the law in every…
President Obama’s Remarks on the Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality
Remarks made from the Rose Garden THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle that we are all created equal. The…
Joint Statement from the HBGC & the LCCREJ in Response to the SCOTUS Marriage Equality Decision
“The proof that one truly believes is in action.” ― Bayard Rustin BOSTON, Mass.—The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice dream of a…
Fenway Health Celebrates SCOTUS Decision on National Marriage Equality
Studies Have Shown That Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual People Derive Positive Health Benefits From Same Sex Marriage “Today the U.S. Supreme Court said that same-sex…
Justice Prevails: On Same-Sex Marriage “The Fight is Over”
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— June 26 has been solidified as the historic date for LGBT history in the United States. It is the day in 2003…
Same-Sex Marriage Legal in all 50 States [Updated]
By: Editorial Staff— In a historic decision, the High Court has ruled 5-4 that same-sex marriage is legal across the nation. Justice Kennedy wrote the…
SCOTUS to Rule on ACLU Marriage Equality Cases
ACLU of Massachusetts experts available to provide legal analysis and historical context BOSTON, Mass.—By Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on six cases from…
Married Same-Sex Couples File Preliminary Injunction against Social Security in Class Action Lawsuit
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), Justice in Aging, and Foley Hoag LLP filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against the Social Security…
SCOTUS Expected to Decide on Nationwide Marriage Equality, Late in June
By: Sara Brown/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has a chance to rule state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, making…
High Court Marriage Equality Plaintiff Joins National 50th LGBT Anniversary Celebration
PHILADELPHIA, Penn.—James Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the soon to be decided Supreme Court same-sex marriage equality case, Obergefell v. Hodges, will attend the National LGBT…
Puerto Rico Will Not Defend Same-Sex Marriage Ban
By: The Seattle Lesbian— Friday, Puerto Rico’s Secretary of Justice César Miranda announced that he will submit a brief saying he would no longer oppose…
Legal Teams Submit Proposal to U.S. Supreme Court Regarding Oral Argument in Marriage Cases
WASHINGTON, DC—Today counsel representing all plaintiffs from the Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee marriage lawsuits submitted a proposal to the U.S. Supreme Court requesting that…