France finally became the 14th country to legalize gay marriage on Saturday when President Francois Hollande signed the bill that legalizes same sex marriage into law. But ugly protests that have marked the legal process will continue even now that the bill is passed.
A day after a group of prominent Republicans joined a Supreme Court battle over gay marriage, dozens of major American corporations, including Facebook, Apple, and Intel, announced they would also side with the pro-equality forces in court.
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At least 75 prominent Republicans, including two sitting members of Congress, will file a brief with the Supreme Court this week defending the idea that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
He gained a few unexpected fans in the gay community today, but the notoriously God-fearing quarterback scared off the very supporters who saw him as a Christian celebrity — they're calling his about-face on an anti-gay marriage pastor "disastrous."
The former First Lady is taking issue with Respect for Marriage's $1 million ad campaign, insisting that her name and image be removed because, well, because she says so.
Gay marriage equality may slowly be sweeping across Europe. Taking a cue from their English neighbors, the French took one very big step toward legalizing gay marriage on Tuesday.
Even as outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta continues to push the Supreme Court to open up more rights, the Pentagon has officially begun extending certain benefits to same-sex military families.
In a reversal, the Obama administration is considering signing an sign executive order that would protect gay federal contractors from workplace discrimination.
The British House of Commons have shown overwhelmingly for same-sex marriage legislation that could soon bring soon make gay marriage a reality, but the victory isn't the end of the fight.
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From initially defining marriage as "between a man and a woman" to citing Stonewall as a civil rights milestone in his second inaugural address on Monday, here are the defining moments in how Obama's public pronouncements on gay rights have evolved.
Jeffrey Toobin on Obama's gay marriage stance, David A. Bell on France's domestic malaise, Matthew Yglesias on dueling hedge-fund managers, Dana Milbank on Obama's new bad-cop routine, and Mark Frazier on an aging China.
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Illinois is about to take up the gay marriage debate, and the President is using a pretty great strategy for trying to convince lawmakers to take up the cause: passive-aggression.
The latest storm centers on the would-be Secretary of Defense's comments about would-be ambassador James Hormel 15 years ago — criticism substantive enough that Hagel is now walking it back.
Over the weekend, U.S. Marine Corps captain Matthew Phelps proposed to the love of his life, Ben Schock, inside the White House. Now that his bended knee is certifiably viral, we talked to Phelps about his newfound Internet fame and more.
Not too many people were convinced when Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia tried to use murder to explain gay marriage. Jon Stewart was one of them.
Michael Bloomberg on the fiscal cliff, Ezra Klein on conservative fiscal policies, Amy Davidson on Antonin Scalia, Michael Mazza on North Korea, and Xu Zhiyong on Tibet.
Five weeks after its losses in the election, the Republican Party is still trying to figure out how to talk to people who aren't older white males. So far, the strategy has crystallized to look something like this.
"If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder? Can we have it against other things?" Yes, that's what Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said late Monday. And, yes, that's the word "murder" in there.
Linda Hirshman on DOMA and Prop 8, Gordon G. Chang on China's deindustrialization, Carl F. Nathan on drug-resistant bugs, Michael Jacobs on the Doha climate deal, and Albert R. Hunt on campaign finance.
The Supreme Court decided Friday afternoon to hear both California's Proposition 8 and a DOMA case. Here's what that means.
At 12:01 a.m. Thursday, the first batch of Washington's same-sex marriage licenses were issued in downtown Seattle.
The Supreme Court today decided to hold off on a key announcement about which gay marriage cases, if any, they'll be hearing. Friday is now the earliest — but not quite the latest — we could hear about a decision during this Court term.
Depending on what the nine justices decide about their case load, same-sex marriages in California could get the federal stamp of approval by Monday. Here's what you need to know.
Guess which side of the gay marriage debate Morgan Freeman's beautiful voice is on. You get three chances. We'll give you some time to weigh your options. Did you guess that he supports it? Because, duh.
Amy Davidson on Sasha and Malia, Gail Collins on the fiscal cliff, Maghan Daum on single women voters, Ezra Klein on the filibuster, and Ana Marie Cox on gay equality.
President Obama's second term is tonight's big news, but this election could eventually be remembered more for its gay equality milestones than its presidential results. Same-sex marriage was approved in two states, a ban will likely be struck down in another, and Tammy Baldwin became America's first openly gay senator.
Referendum 74, Question 6, Question 1—these are the legislative code names for gay marriage on three state ballots across the country, and tonight could be the very first time in American history that a state passes gay marriage by a popular vote. Here's what you need to know.
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Today in Poll Watch: In Maryland, marriage equality is leading, the Democrat is up in Ohio's Senate race, and Romney takes a seven-point Gallup lead.
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The Republican National Committee platform might hint that gay people are alright without explicitly mentioning sexuality.
Forty-four states don't even allow gay marriage, but that hasn't stopped The New York Times from getting ahead of itself in reporting on the "trend" of same-sex male couples who are now being asked about their plans for raising children.
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Of the many ways people have decided to convey their opinion of Chick-fil-A following its president's decision to weigh in on gay marriage (he's against it if you hadn't heard), Friday's Same-Sex Kiss Day is at least the nicest for the employees.
As Democrats plan to put gay marriage on their party platform and people flock to Chick-fil-A in opposition, take a note of these charts from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, which displays how the country's opinions on the topic have morphed over time.
Supporters of California Proposition 8 put their case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, in their final move to try to salvage the law that prohibits same-sex marriage in California.
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Chick-fil-A is the most talked about restaurant in America right now, if you only count politicians. New York City Councillor Christine Quinn has gone a step further than saying "we don't want you here." Quinn's written a letter and started a petition asking Chick-fil-A be kicked out of New York.
In the days since Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno each suggested they wouldn't allow a Chick-fil-A franchises to build in their cities, a lot of people, including supporters of gay marriage, aren't so sure they're acting legally.
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If you didn't get invited to U.S. Rep. Barney Frank's wedding earlier this month, you missed a fun-sounding party, which the congressman and his husband Jim Ready planned themselves, Frank said in a NewsBeast video Wednesday.
Despite Chick-fil-A's attempts to walk themselves out of the culture war surrounding their president's comments on gay marriage, Rich Santorum, one of 2012's most prominent culture warriors, is boldly entering the fray, stomach first.
The latest wrinkle in Chick-fil-A's anti-gay marriage saga is taking place in Chicago, where an alderman has announced he will block the chain's efforts to build its second restaurant in the city because of the company's anti-gay stance.
If New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn's figures that same-sex marriages brought in some $259 million in economic benefits to the city are correct--that means gay marriages earned the city around $30,000 per hour since they were legalized one year ago.
President Obama's campaign says Mitt Romney took the president's words out of context, Romney says Obama hates business, and a red-state Democrat starts airing ads against all three of her potential opponents before the primary is even over.
Barney Frank became the first sitting member of Congress to enter into a same sex marriage on Saturday evening. Frank married Jim Ready, who he's been with since 2007, and The New York Times gave them the full nuptial treatment.
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