Photographing Marriage Equality—BCAE Hosts “Sip the Rainbow”
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—For some time now, the Boston Center for Adult Education (BCEA) has found a way to celebrate its relationship…
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Gallup Poll Shows Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage Up
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Public opinion on same-sex relations has improved more dramatically than it has on any other controversial issue with strong moral…
Florida Marriage Equality Lawsuit goes to Court July 2nd in Miami
On Wednesday, July 2 at 4 p.m., the fight for marriage equality in Florida will have its day in court, with a hearing before Judge…
Marriage Equality 10th Anniversary Celebration: Atty. Mary Bonauto Keynote Speaker
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Mayor David P. Maher announced today that Attorney Mary L. Bonauto, the preeminent civil rights lawyer for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities, will…
FL Student Files Appeal Seeking Recognition of Marriage to Same-Sex Partner
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Today, Gildas Dousset, a student at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, filed an appeal in state court seeking recognition of…
The Fourth Circuit Clash: Marriage Equality
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals hearing Tuesday was, as Judge Paul Niemeyer characterized it, just one step along…
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus to Mark 10th Anniversary of Marriage Equality At Arlington St. Church Service
Goodridge plaintiff couple David Wilson and Rob Compton to renew their wedding vows BOSTON, Mass.—On Sunday, May 18, 2014, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC)…
Idaho Div. of Veterans Services Deny Lesbian Veteran Burial Wish
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Imagine that your spouse is dead. You spent 17 years of your lives together, caring for and loving each other….
Arkansas Judge Strikes Down State Ban on Marriage Equality
Yesterday, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza ruled in Wright v. Arkansas, striking down Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriages.
Lessons From the Becker Book Part 1: Driving Rosa Parks
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Now that the great public gnashing of teeth has subsided over New York Times reporter Jo Becker’s history of the…
Idaho Couples Urge Federal Court to Strike Down State’s Ban on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
BOISE, Idaho—Today, a federal district court in Boise heard oral argument on a motion filed by four same-sex couples challenging Idaho’s laws barring same-sex couples…
Florida Couples & Equality Florida Ask Federal Court to Declare State’s Ban on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples Unconstitutional
FLORIDA—Today, the plaintiffs challenging the State of Florida’s refusal to permit same-sex couples to marry asked a state court to rule that the state’s ban…
NC Gets a Unique Kind of Lawsuit Against Marriage Ban
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In a first of its kind lawsuit, a group of ministers filed a complaint in federal court Monday against North…
Forcing The Spring: The Becker Marriage Equality Book Outrage
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— To say there’s been a flurry of discussion around the release of a new book Tuesday on the legal case…
Devastating Effects of Religious Liberty & Phelps
By: Nicole Lashomb*/TRT Editor-in-Chief— Freedom of Religion has recently been coined the new phrase to justify discrimination again LGBTQ people. Based on this premise, LGBT…
Marriage Equality Arrives in England and Wales
Gay and lesbian couples can now legally marry in 16 countries around the world WASHINGTON – At the stroke of midnight (yesterday), thousands of gay…
RI Gay Speaker of the House Resigns Following Raid
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The openly gay speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, Gordon Fox, abruptly resigned his leadership position Saturday following…
Breaking: Michigan Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A federal judge in Detroit ruled Friday that Michigan’s ban against same-sex couples marrying violates the couples’ constitutional rights to…
Creep of the Week: Gov. Rick Snyder, More Worried About Same-Sex Parents than His State’s Fate
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— The Michigan marriage trial, officially known as DeBoer v. Snyder for plaintiff April DeBoer and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, has…
Ruling: Tenn. to Recognize Marriages of 3 Same-sex Couples
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– NASHVILLE, Tenn.–In an important but narrow ruling, a U.S. district court judge in Nashville issued a preliminary injunction late Friday…
Marriage Equality Champs Honored Ten Years Out
More Photos of the ceremony By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– BOSTON, Mass.—More than 550 people attended the signature fundraising event for the state’s leading LGBT rights…
The Outfield: Chris Kluwe Does Not Punt on Marriage Equality
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— When Chris Kluwe began working for same-sex marriage in Minnesota – and then wrote a powerful letter in support of…
HRC Foundation Comprehensive State-By-State Legislative Report
2013 was the year of marriage equality, yet much work remains to be done to achieve full equality WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation,…