Gay Marriage
San Francisco Honors Early Lesbian Activists by Preventing Redevelopment of Their Home
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to landmark the longtime home of gay rights activists Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin.
Lessons of the Legal and Political Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage
Drawn from William Eskridge and Christopher Riano's comprehensive new book on the subject.
For the First Time, a Majority of Republicans Support Same-Sex Marriage
Plus: Appeals court considers whether nonstop surveillance violate due process, Utah governor signs porn filter bill into law, and more...
Is Same-Sex Marriage Secure?
Will a rightward shift on the bench would result in the reversal of Obergefell? Probably not.
Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Whether Religious Agencies Can Reject Gay Foster Parents
New Justice Amy Coney Barrett expresses concerns about wider implications of antidiscrimination policies.
Why this Religious Freedom Case is Different From the Others [updated with an important qualification]
In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a key case currently before the Supreme Court, there is a strong reason to rule for the government that doesn't apply in most other religious-liberty disputes.
Cuyahoga County Settles Anti-Discrimination Suit Against Covenant Weddings
The settlement is subject to federal court approval.
Pope Francis Declares Support for Civil Unions for Gay Couples
His statement doesn’t change Catholic Church teachings, but it’s an indicator of big cultural shifts.
Courts Should Check 'Majority Rule'
Democrats and Republicans agree on that point, although they disagree about what it means in practice.
Lindsey Graham Asked Amy Coney Barrett About Polygamy and People Got Mad Online
Why are LGBT leaders letting the antigay senator frame polyamory as something bad and wrong?
Two Justices Really Want To Revisit Gay Marriage Ruling. Let's Not Panic, Please.
Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito worry about the future of religious freedom. That’s not the same as a call to overturn the decision.
Federal Court Strikes Down State Department Rule Denying Citizenship to Foreign-Born Children of Same-Sex Couples
The ruling was issued by a conservative Trump appointee.
Debra Soh: The End of Gender
A controversial new book aims to debunk "the myths about sex and identity in our society."
Can a City Refuse To Use a Foster Agency That Discriminates Against Same-Sex Couples?
The Supreme Court is about to tackle the issue.
Arizona's Supreme Court Rules Christian Calligraphers Can't Be Forced to Make Gay Wedding Invitations
Justices rule that invitations are expressive speech and businesses cannot be compelled to write messages they oppose.
Freedom of Speech Protects Calligraphers' Right Not to Create Custom Same-Sex Wedding Invitations
So holds the Arizona Supreme Court.
Antonin Scalia's Surprising Role in the Latest Supreme Court Fight Over Legal Protections for Gays
Understanding what’s at stake in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia
No Qualified Immunity for Kim Davis
Government officials fail to follow Supreme Court decisions at their own risk.
Videographers' Free Exercise Clause Objections to Having to Create Same-Sex Wedding Videos
The mysterious "hybrid rights" doctrine comes up again—but might not matter.
Lawsuit Challenges State Department Policy Discriminating Against Foreign-Born Children of Same-Sex Married Couples
The policy denies citizenship to some children of married US-citizen same-sex couples if the child is born abroad, in situations where the child of opposite-sex couples are automatically considered citizens. It is a clear case of unconstitutional sex discrimination.
Supreme Court Orders Oregon To Reconsider Gay Wedding Cake Case
SCOTUS wants to see anti-discrimination laws applied without religious bias.
Masterpiece Cakeshop Faces Yet Another Legal Fight over Cakes
After the state ends a lawsuit over a transgender celebration cake, the customer files her own civil claim.
The Fight Conservatives Are Having Over Theocracy and Classical Liberalism Obscures How Beaten Their Movement Is
The postwar era has been an endless series of rebukes to social conservatives—and a win for libertarians.
Washington Court Reaffirms That Florists Must Serve Same-Sex Weddings
The U.S. Supreme Court had sent the case back down to be considered in light of the (narrow) Masterpiece Cakeshop decision.
Will Tulsi Gabbard's Anti-LGBT Past Sink Her Presidential Candidacy? And Should It?
Most politicians have evolved on gay issues. But not all were directly connected to anti-gay organizations.
Legalizing Marijuana and Gay Marriage Seemed Impossible
But losing taught libertarians how to win
Steve King Slams NRCC for Supporting Gay Candidate, Hopes Kagan and Sotomayor 'Elope to Cuba'
The Iowa Republican is dialing up the anti-gay rhetoric.
Will Supreme Court Tackle More LGBT Cases Next Term?
Justices are being asked yet again to argue about wedding cakes and whether the Civil Rights Act covers discrimination against gay and transgender people.
U.K.'s Top Court Sides with Baker in Gay Cake Case
No, a baker cannot be compelled to "support gay marriage" with frosting.
State Department Demands Spouses of Gay Diplomats, U.N. Staff Get Legally Married to Visit—Even if They Can't
An absurdly petty intersection of anti-gay and anti-foreigner policies.
Debate: Bakers Should Not Be Forced To Produce Cakes for Same-Sex Weddings
How should we feel about conscience-based discrimination?
At Turning Point USA's Summit for Conservative Teens, Dave Rubin Said He Was Gay Married—and the Crowd Cheered
"I'm gay married. You people don't care about that, do you?" They did not.
Jimmy Carter: Jesus Would Approve of Gay Marriage, and So Do I
The former president has "no problem" with gay weddings, though he adds that churches shouldn't be forced to perform them.
8 Reasons Why Obergefell Won't Be Overturned
Justice Kennedy's decision forcing states to recognize same-sex marriage is not at risk
The Case Against Court-Packing Revisited
Current liberal court-packing proposals are dangerously misguided - and for much the same reasons as last year's conservative court-packing plan.
Gorsuch Was More 'Liberal' Than Kennedy This Term, in an Unusual Supreme Court Twist
Comparing the records of two right-of-center justices.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Got Booted From a Restaurant, but Florists and Photographers Should Have to Work Gay Weddings?
Let's get behind economic freedom for everyone, even when we don't like how they use it.
After Gay Wedding Cake Ruling, Supreme Court Punts Floral Arrangements Case
Washington State told to revisit ruling against Arlene's Flowers.
My Guest Appearance on First Mondays: "Stale Cake"
I discuss last week's Supreme Court opinions and much more with Professors Dan Epps and Ian Samuel.
Anthony Kennedy Disappointed Everybody in Masterpiece Cakeshop. No Surprise, He's Done It Before.
The mercurial justice lets everybody down, again.
SCOTUS May Yet Approve Gay Wedding Cake Demands
Despite its ruling in favor of a Colorado baker, the Court remains hostile to religious exemptions from anti-discrimination laws.
Reason Totally Called the Masterpiece Cakeshop Case: Podcast
After oral arguments last year, Stephanie Slade correctly observed that "justices might have found a sort of get-out-of-jail-free card." Also on the Reason Podcast: Bill Clinton, Roseanne, Samantha Bee, Kim Kardashian, and maybe the worst celebrity of the week, Larry Kudlow.
Supreme Court Rules for Baker in Gay Wedding Cake Case But Carefully Avoids Central Debate
This 7-2 ruling is more about Colorado's biased enforcement of discrimination law than freedom of expression.
