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News Articles: Same Sex Marriage

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.

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

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.

September 14, 2023
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Members of the LGBTQ+ community and their supporters carry a rainbow flag as they march demanding equal marriage rights in New Delhi, India, in January. The Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a colonial-era law that made gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in prison, and is now hearing arguments in a case to legalize same-sex marriage.

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  • World

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage

In a landmark case, a group of 18 Indian couples has petitioned the country's Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage. Arguments are wrapping up this week and a decision is expected this summer.

May 09, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Wallen
India's Supreme Court is hearing and livestreaming arguments in a case about same-sex marriage this week.

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  • Asia

Will India legalize same-sex marriage? Its top court hears arguments this week

India's Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the historic case this week, years after it decriminalized gay sex. India could become the second place in Asia to allow marriage equality, after Taiwan.

April 18, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
LGBTQ people and their supporters march demanding equal marriage rights in New Delhi, India, in January. India's Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a colonial-era law that made gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in prison but has yet to legalize same-sex marriages.

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  • World

Indian LGBTQ couples fight for legal recognition of same-sex marriage

India's Supreme Court decriminalized gay sex in 2018. In January, the court accepted a petition from four LGBTQ couples to legalize same-sex marriage. It is set to hear arguments on Monday.

March 11, 2023
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By:
  • Raksha Kumar
So Seong-uk, left, speaks at a press conference while his partner Kim Yong-min looks on in February 2021 as they file a lawsuit against South Korea's National Health Insurance Service at the Seoul Administrative Court.

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  • Asia

In a first, a South Korean court says same-sex partners should get government benefits

The appeals court ruled Tuesday that So Seong-uk can't be denied spousal benefits by the National Health Insurance Service just because his partner is the same gender as him.

February 21, 2023
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By:
  • Se Eun Gong
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk through the Cross Hall of the White House lit with rainbow colors following an event commemorating LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the East Room last year.

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  • Politics

Biden signs Respect for Marriage Act, reflecting his and the country's evolution

The bill signing comes after months of work on Capitol Hill and years of changed attitudes — even as the threat looms that the conservative Supreme Court could roll back same-sex marriage rights.

December 13, 2022
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Cases on serving same-sex couples, independent legislatures before Supreme Court

Friday on Political Rewind: The Supreme Court heard arguments in two important cases this past week. The court will decide if a Colorado woman has a right to refuse web design services to a same-sex couple planning a wedding. It will also decide how much power state legislatures hold in federal elections.

December 09, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Chase McGee ,
  • and 1 more
On Tuesday, the Senate passed landmark legislation that would require that all states recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed in any other state.

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  • Politics

Respect for Marriage Act clears Congress with bipartisan support

The bill, which would ensure federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, now heads to President Biden's desk for signature.

December 08, 2022
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo,
  • Juma Sei,
  • and 1 more
Herschel Walker

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Walker under scrutiny for Texas residence; Meadows must testify in Fulton County

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Herschel Walker is under scrutiny yet again after new details about his Georgia residence emerged. Former President Barack Obama is visiting Georgia tomorrow to campaign for Sen. Raphael Warnock. Elsewhere: A South Carolina judge rejected Mark Meadows' appeal to avoid testifying in Fulton County.

November 30, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Chase McGee ,
  • and 1 more
The Senate has voted to advance a bill that would protect same-sex and interracial marriages under federal law, setting the legislation on a path to final passage.

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  • Politics

Same-sex marriage bill advances in the Senate with bipartisan support

Democrats and Republicans advanced a bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, clearing a major hurdle toward final passage.

November 17, 2022
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By:
  • Lexie Schapitl
Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel speaks to the press on Sunday after casting his vote at a polling station in Havana during the new family law referendum.

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  • Latin America

Cuba approves same-sex marriage in a referendum

Cubans have approved a sweeping "family law" code that will allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt as well as redefining rights for children and grandparents, officials said.

September 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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 <em>Roe v. Wade</em>, in which he suggested also overturning the landmark case that legalized same-sex marriage.

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  • National

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

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.

August 08, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
A supporter for the transgender and non-binary community, wearing a transgender flag with handwritten names of black trans women who the person said were killed in 2019, strolls through the city's Midtown district during Gay Pride Festival's Transgender Rights March in Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. The march was part of the annual Gay Pride Festival.

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  • Politics

LGBTQ Georgians are staring down an uncertain future in a post-Roe America

LGBTQ people in Georgia are now facing a much different, uncertain future in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

July 05, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the <em>Obergefell v. Hodges</em> Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage, stands at the Texas Capitol during a rally on June 29, 2015.

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  • Health

Abortion rights might soon be gone. Activists worry same-sex marriage is next

Jim Obergefell was the named plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage in 2015. He says if Roe v. Wade is overturned, it means trouble for other social causes.

June 02, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Michael Levitt,
  • and 1 more
Students gather a sit-in at Seattle Pacific University on May 26, 2022.

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  • Education

Students protest against a Seattle university's ban on hiring LGBTQ employees

Seattle Pacific University Board of Trustees Chair Cedric Davis says the trustees made their decision based on what they believed was most in line with the college's mission, according to a statement.

May 30, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
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