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Senate advances Respect for Marriage Act to protect recognition of marriage equality
The stop-gap measure passed the House this summer, and President Joe Biden has vowed to sign it.
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Democrats and Republicans keep colliding over contraception
Access to contraception is broadly popular, but an interview with former President Donald Trump this week drew attention to his party’s reluctance to protect it.
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A new bill aims to protect same-sex marriage. What would it do if Obergefell falls?
If successful, the bill would force states to recognize same-sex marriages that take place in any other state and repeal the Defense Against Marriage Act.
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The 19th Explains: Why the Respect for Marriage Act doesn’t codify same-sex marriage rights
If the Supreme Court reverses marriage equality, the landmark legislation offers protections for LGBTQ+ couples but falls short of a national mandate.
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Oklahoma lesbian will appeal after her parental rights were transferred to son’s sperm donor
After a judge’s ruling rocked LGBTQ+ rights advocates and donor communities, The National Center for Lesbian Rights will take on Kris Williams’ case in state court.
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What will happen if Obergefell is overturned? Queer legal experts are scrambling
35 states have marriage bans, and experts doubt that Congress could codify marriage equality.
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How the country’s first openly gay senator is asking GOP colleagues to back marriage equality
Ten Republican senators need to support the Respect for Marriage Act to ensure passage.
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Record number of Americans back same-sex marriage, poll finds
The results carry extra significance as the legal underpinnings that back marriage equality may be endangered if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
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One of the leading coalitions that pushed for the Equality Act has quietly disbanded
Advocates say Freedom for All Americans was founded in 2015 for what was supposed to be just a few months ahead of Hillary Clinton’s presidency and an administration ready to advance LGBTQ+ rights.
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What happens if Roe v. Wade is overturned? LGBTQ+ legal experts are worried about civil rights.
Some legal experts say the draft opinion leaves critical civil rights law vulnerable, including precedent that granted Americans the right to same-sex relationships and marriage equality.