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Marriage Equality
March 7, 2023
Tori Otten
The Tennessee House Just Passed a Bill Completely Gutting Marriage Equality
The bill could allow county clerks to deny marriage licenses to same-sex, interfaith, or interracial couples in Tennessee.
December 13, 2022
Tori Otten
Biden Signs Landmark Bill Protecting Same-Sex Marriage
The president officially signed the Respect for Marriage Act, which protects same-sex and interracial marriage.
December 8, 2022
Tori Otten
Full List of 169 Republicans Who Voted Against Protecting Same-Sex Marriage
The Respect for Marriage Act seeks to protect same-sex and interracial marriage. 169 Republicans voted against.
December 8, 2022
Tori Otten
House Passes Respect for Marriage Act Protecting Same-Sex Marriage
The House voted 258–169 to protect same-sex and interracial marriage.
November 16, 2022
Tori Otten
37 Republican Senators Tried To Stop the Marriage Equality Bill From Moving Forward
The Senate has cleared a major procedural hurdle on the bill, but not without opposition from Republicans.
September 15, 2022
Grace Segers
Delaying a Vote on Same-Sex Marriage Isn’t a Death Knell
The Senate won’t be voting on a bill to protect same-sex marriage until after the election. But that doesn’t mean it won’t pass at all.
July 19, 2022
Matt Ford
Democrats Just Forced Every House Republican to Take a Stance on Marriage Equality
The vote on the Respect for Marriage Act was good policy, and good politics.
July 2, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Republican Plot to Turn Back the Clock Is Just Getting Started
Conservatives have no plans to moderate their destructive agenda after the overturning of Roe. Their next goal: a national abortion ban.
June 24, 2022
Matt Ford
Clarence Thomas Will Wipe Out Marriage Equality and Contraception Next
The right-wing justice has invited conservatives to challenge these long-established rights in court.
May 23, 2022
Matt Ford
Abolishing Birth Control and Gay Marriage Is on the Table
With the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe, and conservatives plotting a sexual counterrevolution, there’s no telling what rights might get abolished next.
May 3, 2022
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Won’t Stop With Abortion Rights
Tuesday’s leaked draft decision is a fearsome template for overturning a slew of rulings that have shaped American life for decades.
June 28, 2021
Evan Wolfson
From Stonewall to Today: How Activism Changed the World
It’s the fifty-second anniversary of the event that started the LGBTQ movement. But it’s what happened after the uprising that really matters.
June 29, 2015
Alexander Chee
Where Do We Go From Here?
June 26, 2015
Jamil Smith
Clarence Thomas’s Disgraceful Definition of Human Dignity
June 26, 2015
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The New Republic’s Campaign for Marriage Equality
April 9, 2014
Brian Beutler
Conservatives Fear Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Will Be Purged. Here's Why They're Wrong
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