WATCH: Stonewall 2015: The Night Marriage Equality Became The Law of the Land
Thousands celebrate around NYC dive bar where the American gay rights movement was born 46 years ago this weekend.
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How Liquor Licenses Sparked the Stonewall Riots
Gay bars were crucial in the fight for equal rights, which is why they kept getting shut down by the government.
No Solid Libertarian Argument Against Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
The state should not be involved in marriage. But libertarians who think that this is all that need be said are wrong.
Stonewall 2015: The Night Marriage Equality Became The Law of the Land
Thousands celebrate around NYC dive bar where the American gay rights movement was born 46 years ago this weekend.
Friday A/V Club: Scenes from a Gay Wedding in 1971
A look back at Baker v. Nelson, with footage from the plaintiffs' marriage ceremony
The 4 Principles Guiding Kennedy's Majority Opinion Supporting Gay Marriage Recognition
Personal autonomy and freedom of association not bad ideas to bring up.
Rand Paul and Mike Huckabee Appear in Anti-Gay (and anti-Muslim/anti-Trans) Documentary
Presidential candidates and sitting Congressmen are featured in a film which commands Christian soldiers to fight.
LGBT Activists to Transgender Heckler: Don't Antagonize the King
Apparently pointing out transgender immigration detainees are subject to abuse under this administration is bad form.
Judge Blocks Calif. Proposition That Would Allow Folks to Flat-Out Murder Gay People
The initiative had no chance, but did the ruling jump the gun?
Documentary Uniquely Nasty Chronicles the Government's Long and Cruel War Against Gay Rights
For decades, the feds would actively try to destroy the lives of homosexuals.
Remembering When the American Government Made Gay Citizens the Enemy
Wedding cakes were once the least of their problems.
North Carolina Legislature Bypasses Governor, Allows Clerks to Refuse to Perform Gay Marriages
Courts would be required to make sure somebody will pick up the slack.
That Time George W. Bush Offered to Officiate a Lesbian Wedding
The milestone you missed
Ireland Perched to Become First Country to Legalize Gay Marriage Recognition Via Vote
The public will decide, and polls indicate they'll say yes.
Congressman Wants to Ban All Gay 'Conversion' Therapy, Everywhere, for Everybody
Why is this a federal matter?
The Dark Side of Police Reform
Gay rights, black neighborhoods, and how reformers paved the way for Eric Garner
Scott Walker Supports Constitutional Amendment for State Control of Marriage
Likely presidential candidate had previously seen GOP reducing focus on issue.
Signaling from the Supreme Court: Justices Mostly Show Their Cards on Gay Marriage
Kennedy maintains reputation as the swing vote, but seems to be leaning toward yes.
Kentucky Court Rules Printer Can't Be Forced to Produce Pro-Gay Messages
It's a fairly pure example of compelled speech.
Two Gay Men Apologize, Face Boycotts for Talking to Ted Cruz
Do not even speak to the outgroup!
Ted Cruz Determined to Help Keep Gay Marriage Issues Front and Center
It's not just the press stirring the pot as senator files legislation.
The Microaggressions of Chick-Fil-A: Johns Hopkins Students Drop Forks, Grab Pitchforks
Student government resolution opposes allowing the restaurant on campus.
I Don't Care Which Presidential Candidates Would Attend Gay Weddings and Neither Should You
The debate gets really tiresome as we wait for the Supreme Court to rule.
Maggie Gallagher's Refusal to Attend Gay Weddings Shows Why Government Shouldn't Compel Service-Providers to Work Them
When you debate with words instead of government force, acceptance of gay marriage will win
Not Every Gay Political Issue Is Connected to Every Other Gay Political Issue
A comparison between a Senate vote and Indiana's controversy is more baffling than enlightening.
Rand Paul: Trapped in an Unwinnable War of Gay Marriage Semantics
His efforts to get his position across don't seem to be working, but whose fault is that?
Gay and Transgender Conversion Therapy Is Terrible, and So Is the Idea of a Federal Ban
Neither the president nor Congress should be playing any role in validating psychological treatments.
Indiana's Revised RFRA Law Strikes the Worst Possible Balance
The threat of a corporate boycott has sacrificed religious liberties without protecting gays
When Your Foes Are Cashing In on Your Outrage, Maybe Reconsider the Signaling
The latest incredibly important news on cakes and flowers.
Was Memories Pizza a Victim of Irresponsible Journalism? Yes.
Memories Pizza, while not as gay-affirming as many of us would like, didn't announce pending discrimination.
Copying the Federal RFRA Won't Make Much Difference in Arkansas
The changes demanded by the governor do not rule out a defense in discrimination cases.
States' Supreme Court Defenses of Gay Marriage Bans All Too Familiar
The fundamental question is whether marriage recognition is actually a right.
Indiana, Religious Freedom, and the Constitution
Indiana is free to look the other way in the face of discrimination based on sexual orientation. But they are not free to encourage it or to make it lawful.
Amendment to Indiana's RFRA Would Eliminate Discrimination Defense for Business Owners
Vendors who object to same-sex marriage could be forced to participate in gay weddings.
This Anti-Gay Pizza Place Got Trashed on Yelp. Why Isn't That Enough?
Inviting the state to tread on anti-gay bakers is a pernicious distraction that betrays the principles of a free society.
Tim Cook's Ugly Power Play Against Religious Liberties in Indiana
He is abusing business boycotts
Arkansas Governor Wants Religious Freedom Bill Closer to Federal Law
Why shouldn't RFRAs apply to private lawsuits?
"Everybody's Lost Their Goddamn Mind Over Religious Freedom"
Both conservatives and liberals aren't being straight about the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
How RFRA Became Controversial
Disputes about birth control and gay marriage undermine bipartisan support for religious freedom.
Buzzfeed Engages in Self-Reflexive Media Malpractice with Headline 'Rand Paul Doesn't Believe in the Concept of Gay Rights'
Paul Speaks of Basic Individual Rights, Slammed for Allegedly Not Believing in "Behavioral Rights."
Mike Pence: Our Religious Freedom Law Ain't Broke, But We'll Fix It
Indiana's governor calls for a RFRA amendment clarifying that the law does not authorize anti-gay discrimination.
