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Video: New Hope For Married Gay Soldiers & More News
One of the Most Important Republican Donors is on a Mission: Marriage Equality
Video: A Double-Victory Against DOMA & More News
The Impact of Taking “8” Across the Country
“A Profound Injustice” North Carolina Anti-Marriage Equality Amendment Passes
Colorado’s Journey: From Amendment 2 to Civil Unions?
In the States
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July 2, 2012
In this week's episode: A proposed new law would let the Army recognize the spouses of service-members for the first time ever. Anti-gay activists in Maryland collect enough signatures to force a referendum, but now they're tens of thousands of dollars in debt.
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June 11, 2012
Paul Singer has given nearly $10 million of his own money to LGBT-rights initiatives, including AFER's case against Prop. 8, and marriage efforts in New York, New Hampshire and New Jersey.
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June 4, 2012
In this week's Marriage News Watch: Another major blow to the Defense of Marriage Act, and twenty-five couples sue for marriage in Illinois.
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May 30, 2012
The play “8” began as an idea—an idea that through theater, hearts could be changed, minds could be awakened and new activists could be born.
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May 8, 2012
Today, North Carolina adopted Amendment One, a state constitutional amendment that prohibits marriage equality and any form of legal relationship recognition for gay and lesbian North Carolinians.
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May 5, 2012
The Republican-controlled Colorado House of Representatives is close to passing a civil unions bill approved last month by the State Senate