House joins Senate to protect same-sex marriage
December 9, 2022
President Joe Biden says he will quickly sign the bill into law.
Senate puts same-sex marriage bill on track for passage
November 17, 2022
The moves could get approval of the measure before the House while the Democrats still hold the majority.
Democrats put same-sex marriages on back burner until after midterms
September 16, 2022
The vote could be a factor in votes that neither party wants to face right now.
House overwhelmingly approves same-sex, interracial marriage protections
July 20, 2022
In a strong, public rebuke of the hard-core right-wing turn by the Supreme Court, the vote shows a willingness to protect gays and civil rights
House gears up to upstage Supreme Court on same-sex marriage
July 19, 2022
With a desire to block planned action to roll back approval of marriages of gays and other right-wing actions by the Court, the approval is expected to pass in the House but faces a hard road in the Senate
Same sex marriage issues arise in McConnell Senate race
February 23, 2014
A Republican Senate candidate in Kentucky said that same-sex marriage could lead to a parent claiming marriage to his or her child to gain tax
Arizona bill uses religion to promote homophobia
February 21, 2014
The Arizona Legislature gave final approval to legislation that allows business owners asserting their religious beliefs to refuse service to gays, drawing backlash from Democrats
Pro gay-marriage decisions send homophobes reeling
February 15, 2014
Opponents of same-sex marriage are scrambling to find effective responses, in Congress and state legislatures, to a rash of court rulings that would force some
Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional
February 14, 2014
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, making it the first state in the South to have its voter-approved
Court says ‘nada’ to stay on Utah gay marriage ruling
December 23, 2013
A federal appeals court on Sunday declined to stop officials in Utah from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples following a judge’s ruling last week