Creep of the Week: Delusional Ryan T. Anderson & Marriage Equality
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Now that the rainbow dust is starting to settle after all the big gay parades celebrating the Supreme Court decision,…
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This Side of Marriage Equality & EastSiders
From the Soon-To-Be-Married Stars of TV’s EastSiders By: Mike Bahr*/Special to TRT— Kit Williamson is an actor and filmmaker best known for playing Ed Gifford…
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…
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…
Mainstream LGBTQ News Coverage Virtually Only About Marriage Equality
By: Milo Todd/Special to TRT— Marriage Equality. That’s a success and a massive deal. History was made mere weeks ago (http://tiny.cc/ql07zx). But as I saw…
Creep of the Week: High Court Anti-Gay Justices
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and John Roberts We were gathered to celebrate something that many of us didn’t…
Federal Court: All Alabama Counties Must Stop Enforcing Unconstitutional Marriage Ban
MOBILE, Ala—U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade today issued an order confirming that her injunction directing all Alabama probate judges to issue marriage licenses to…
Decision Day: A Community Event on SCOTUS Decision
BOSTON, Mass.—Yesterday, hundreds of people gathered at a MassEquality and community event at the front steps of the Massachusetts State House to celebrate the U.S….
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…
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…
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…
Why Mainstream News’ LGBTQ Coverage Doesn’t Help
By: Milo Todd*/TRT Columnist— On May 23rd, newscasters around the world declared that Ireland would make equal marriage legal due to a landslide victory via…
Faith, Family, and God: Jeb Bush Gets it Wrong on Marriage
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist — In a May interview, Jeb Bush, former Florida governor and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, underscored his opposition to marriage equality,…
As SCOTUS Marriage Decision Looms, New Report Maps LGBT Equality State by State
In the majority of states, LGBT people and their families would still face legal discrimination If the United States Supreme Court grants same-sex couples the…
Alabama Needs You Now, More Than Ever
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—A recent press release from Equality Alabama urged voters to vote for equality. The Freedom of Religion in Marriage Protection Act, House Bill 56, will likely come…
NE Organizations Support Marginalized Sexualities, Relationships, Gender & Racial Identities
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— Despite growing visibility and acceptance of LGBTQ+ individuals throughout society, there are still many segments of the population whose identities…
Faith, Family and God: Lesbian Partners Make Presbyterian History as Ministers
By Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Quakers, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Evangelical Lutherans, and members of the United Church of Christ are among the Christian denominations supporting marriage equality…
GLAD’s Mary Bonauto: A Letter of Gratitude
Yesterday, I had the tremendous privilege of standing up in our nation’s highest court to make the case for the full dignity and humanity of…
Why Marriage Equality Matters for Older Americans
By: Michael Adams and Jonathan Jacob Nadler*— For more than thirty years, Kathy Murphy and Sam Baker lived together in a committed relationship. However, because Kathy…