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National

He sued for marriage equality and won. 10 years later, he fears for LGBTQ+ rights

6:00am June 26, 2025

by Leila Fadel

Jim Obergefell, plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized gay marriage in all 50 states, reflects on the decision 10 years later and the LGBTQ community's current civil rights fight.

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Kim Davis, the former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was ordered to pay damages to a couple whom she denied a marriage license. Davis is seen here in 2015.

Kim Davis is ordered to pay $100,000 to same-sex couple she denied marriage license

2:34pm September 14, 2023

by Laurel Wamsley

The former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was sued by two same-sex couples to whom she refused to grant marriage licenses, claiming it violated her religious beliefs. Her attorney says she will appeal.

Carlie Brown (left) and Molly Pela exchange wedding vows as their friend, Julie Takahashi, officiates the ceremony. Both women said they rushed to get married after reading Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' concurring opinion in striking down Roe v.

National

Scared after the fall of Roe, these 2 Texas women rushed to tie the knot

5:00am August 08, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Following the Supreme Court's decision, Carlie Brown and Molly Pela rescheduled their wedding for nine months earlier. They fear that without federal protections, their family remains vulnerable.

Abortion-rights supporters demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

Could overturning Roe v. Wade have implications beyond abortion?

12:17pm May 05, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

The draft Supreme Court opinion says it is limited to abortion, but advocates say same-sex marriage and birth control cases could be at risk.

Supporters celebrate the district court's ruling on Japan's same-sex marriage ban with a flag reading "unconstitutional decision" in Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture, on Wednesday.

World News

In Landmark Ruling, Court Says Japan's Ban On Same-Sex Marriage Is Unconstitutional

11:48am March 17, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Advocates hope the decision will set a precedent for marriage equality lawsuits now pending across the country, and help pave the way for same-sex marriage in Japan — the only G-7 nation without it.

LGBTQ

Local Venue Declines To Host Wedding Between Two Women

6:31pm December 22, 2020

by Paul Garber

A Winston-Salem venue has denied a gay couple's request to host their wedding there.

In a landmark first for Asia, Taiwan has legalized same-sex marriage. Supporters celebrate the bill's passage outside parliament in Taipei on Friday.

Taiwan's Parliament Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, A First In Asia

5:42pm May 17, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

In 2017, a court had given the government two years to create a legal framework for gay marriage. On Friday, lawmakers passed the most progressive of three bills.

The Cuban government announced plans to remove wording that would open the island to same-sex marriage from the latest draft of its new constitution. In October, Cubans who protested the controversial amendment hung posters saying, "I'm in favor of the or

Cuba Scraps Words Establishing Same-Sex Marriage From Drafted Constitution

7:21pm December 19, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The amendment stirred controversy on the island. The National Assembly said this week that eliminating a definition of matrimony was "a way of respecting all opinions."

Hamilton Harbour in Hamilton, Bermuda, is seen in November. The island has reversed course on the legalization of same-sex marriage.

World News

Bermuda Revokes Same-Sex-Marriage Rights, In A World First

3:55pm February 08, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A year after its Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, the British territory enacted a new law that replaces such marriages with domestic partnerships.

A flash mob performs in front of supporters of the "yes" vote for marriage equality at Melbourne's Result Street Party in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday.

World News

Australians Vote 'Yes' On Gay Marriage

5:19am November 15, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Although the mail-in poll is non-binding, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's conservative government has agreed to debate a change in the law by Christmas.