FOX News's resident giant-thumb-with-a-face Dr. Keith Ablow went on Fox & Friends this morning to deliver some grave news about the consequences of giving basic civil rights and protections to LGBTQ people. Next stop—his actual words—THREE HUMANS AND A DOG MARRIAGE. » 7/09/14 1:20pm Wednesday 1:20pm

Tentative* good news, folks: A federal judge has knocked down Kentucky's gay marriage ban! And the cherry on top of the wedding cake? He accompanied his ruling with the most scathing and apt takedown of anti marriage equality arguments that the courts have ever witnessed. » 7/01/14 6:30pm 7/01/14 6:30pm

The ever colorful Sir Elton John thinks Pope Francis is "wonderful," Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is "doing a good job," Vladimir Putin just needs to meet some gay people to soften up, and oh yeah, Jesus? Totally cool with same-sex marriage. » 6/29/14 10:00pm 6/29/14 10:00pm

Fourteen to zip, so far. A federal judge in Harrisburg, PA has struck down the Keystone State's ban on same-sex marriage. This is the fourteenth consecutive decision declaring state bans unconstitutional and the second this week. And it's only Wednesday! » 5/21/14 9:04pm 5/21/14 9:04pm

The National Organisation for Marriage (or NOM, but not the cool kind of eating onomatopoeia) filed a motion today to stay and appeal the court ruling in Oregon legalising same-sex marriage in that state. The appeal was denied immediately. » 5/19/14 8:59pm 5/19/14 8:59pm

It's an old trick of anti marriage equality advocates to paint gay marriage as an issue that offends the core family values of America's heartland (whatever that means), but the obvious truth of the matter — as this sweet ad by Freedom to Marry points out — is that gay people are a present force in traditionally red… » 5/06/14 3:45pm 5/06/14 3:45pm

Today in news that made me cry quietly at my desk, the Idaho State Veterans cemetery has refused to allow a Navy veteran to be buried beside the love of her life because of the state's ban on same-sex marriage — which is sad and stupid and endlessly infuriating. In response, a fellow veteran has offered up his plot so… » 5/01/14 4:10pm 5/01/14 4:10pm

Starting one minute after midnight, March 29th GMT, same-sex couples in England and Wales will be able to have their unions recognised as marriages. Previously same-sex couples could only enter into a civil union which conferred the same rights as marriage but was viewed as the government marking out which unions were… » 3/29/14 1:49pm 3/29/14 1:49pm

The 2014 Grammy Awards featured a mass wedding of about 34 couples, a first in the award show's long history. » 1/26/14 11:30pm 1/26/14 11:30pm

When students at Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish, WA found out that their vice principal was being fired for marrying his same-sex partner, they rallied. Students walked out of class yesterday in protest, and today administrators cancelled school because of "snow." LOL, okay. » 12/20/13 7:45pm 12/20/13 7:45pm

A New Jersey judge has rejected the state's appeal to halt a previous ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, meaning that gay couples will be able to wed as early as October 21. » 10/11/13 10:00am 10/11/13 10:00am

It was something of a bittersweet victory when the Supreme Court struck down DOMA and Prop 8 on Wednesday, because while it's wonderful that married same-sex couples will receive the same federal benefits of marriage as heterosexual couples, it's also presumably the end of the NOH8 campaign. Now reality stars will… » 6/26/13 4:15pm 6/26/13 4:15pm

On the eve of the hopeful repeal of the hateful Defense of Marriage Act by the Supreme Court of the United States, let's read all about the gorgeous wedding of Antonio Douthit and Kirven Boyd. The men met while dancing at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and their friendship grew into love. » 6/25/13 8:30pm 6/25/13 8:30pm

After months of intense debate, civil unrest and increasing incidences of anti-gay violence, French parliament has finally approved legislation to legalize same-sex marriage and the adoption of children by same-sex parents. It is the 14th country in the world and the ninth country in Europe to do so. » 4/24/13 11:10am 4/24/13 11:10am

Yay, progress! One tiny scrap of progress toward a completely obvious human rights goal that, in a sane and civilized world, we wouldn't even be fucking talking about in 2013! Yay!!! (Sob.) » 4/02/13 3:20pm 4/02/13 3:20pm

As if we needed yet another reason to want life to be more like The Golden Girls. » 3/26/13 9:15pm 3/26/13 9:15pm

This past Friday was the deadline to submit amicus briefs to the Supreme Court for their upcoming ruling on Prop 8, California's gay marriage ban. While noted comedian, talk show host and and vest with scarf-wearer Ellen DeGeneres did not submit a brief directly to the Supreme Court, she did post an open letter on her… » 3/04/13 6:50pm 3/04/13 6:50pm

Dr. Paul Melchert recently composed an eloquent statement on how a family with two gay parents produces children that are just as normal and well adjusted as families with opposite sex parents. He had hoped to give the statement at a Minnesota news conference while surrounded by his partner and two beautiful… » 3/01/13 6:50pm 3/01/13 6:50pm