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Roe v. Wade and the future of reproductive rights in America
Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case, stands on the step of the Texas Capitol during a rally Monday, June 29, 2015.

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

Jun 02, 2022
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.
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Law
A jury will decide whether former county clerk Kim Davis is responsible for legal fees and other monetary damages after she refused to sign marriage certificates for same-sex couples in 2015.

Kim Davis violated same-sex couples' rights by refusing marriage licenses, judge says

Mar 19, 2022
The legal fight over the former county clerk's decision to refuse two gay couples marriage licenses in 2015 continues. A jury will decide whether she is responsible for their legal fees.
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National
A man holds a U.S. and a rainbow flag outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2015, after the court legalized gay marriage nationwide.

A Record Number Of Americans, Including Republicans, Now Support Same-Sex Marriage

Jun 09, 2021
The rise in support stems largely from a majority of Republicans, who for the first time back same-sex marriage at 55%, according to Gallup.
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How Has Life Changed For The LGBT Community

Jul 30, 2020

Nevada’s LGBT citizens have been fighting for equality since statehood was established in the 1800s. 

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StoryCorps
At StoryCorps in Palm Springs, Calif., David Wilson (left) and his husband Robert Compton talk about how, as a same-sex couple, their treatment by others has changed since they were legally married in 2004.

'That Day Wasn't About Us': One Of The 1st Same-Sex Married Couples Looks Back

May 17, 2019
David Wilson and his husband Rob Compton were plaintiffs in a lawsuit that led to marriage equality in Massachusetts in 2004. At StoryCorps, they remember their wedding day.
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The Two-Way
A federal judge on Friday ordered Kentucky taxpayers to pay more than $220,000 in attorney fees for same-sex couples and others who sued Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for refusing to issue marriage licenses.

Kentucky Must Pay Attorney Fees For Couples Who Sued Kim Davis, Judge Says

Jul 21, 2017
Davis had refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, citing religious beliefs. The court held the state responsible because officials had the right to take action against her but didn't.
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Newscast headlines

Nevada Senate Looks At Protections From Feds

May 01, 2017

Nevada’s Senate is looking at two different resolutions today related to federal actions. 

The Senate committee on natural resources will hear Assembly Joint Resolution 13 Monday. 

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Law
People celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 26, 2015, after its historic decision on gay marriage.

LGBT Rights Activists Fear Trump Will Undo Protections Created Under Obama

Nov 10, 2016
The election of Donald Trump has conservative organizations hopeful for new protections for religious liberty, while LGBT groups anticipate more discrimination in courts, workplaces and the military.
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Around the Nation
On June 26, 2015, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court validated same sex marriages, Dennis Clark (center left) and Mark Henderson exchanged vows in Midtown Memphis. This photo, later posted on Facebook, led to their suspension from Freemasons by the

For Freemasons, Is Banning Gays Or Being Gay Un-Masonic?

Mar 22, 2016
Freemasons are best known for their secrecy, but they are having a very public dispute — about a ban on gay members. Freemasons in Tennessee will decide this week whether to lift the ban.
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The Two-Way
Manny Pacquiao, who's currently running for a Senate seat in the Philippines, was criticized for saying it was "common sense" that animals don't have homosexual relations — and that people who do are worse than animals.

Manny Pacquiao Apologizes For 'Comparing Homosexuals To Animals'

Feb 16, 2016
"I still stand on my belief that I'm against same sex marriage because of what the Bible says, but I'm not condemning LGBT," the famous boxer says, after a TV interview went viral.
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The Two-Way
The Salt Lake Temple, at Temple Square, in Salt Lake City.

Mormon Church Declares Same-Sex Couples To Be Apostates

Nov 06, 2015
The policy also bars children in same-sex households from being blessed or baptized until they turn 18 and meet certain conditions.
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The Two-Way
James Yates (left) and William Smith Jr. walk to the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., on Aug. 13 hoping to get a marriage license. They were turned away for a third time Thursday morning.

Kentucky Clerk's Office Continues To Refuse Marriage Licenses

Aug 27, 2015
A same-sex couple was denied a license Thursday morning, even after a federal appeals court denied Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis' bid to refuse to issue marriage licenses for religious reasons.
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Law
Gay rights advocates John Lewis (left), and his spouse Stuart Gaffney kiss across the street from City Hall in San Francisco, on Friday following a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that same-sex couples have the right to marry nationwide.

Supreme Court Changes Face Of Marriage In Historic Ruling

Jun 26, 2015
The court ruled in a 5-4 decision that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states, setting off celebrations nationwide. Opponents — and justices' incensed dissents — suggest the fight isn't over.
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Parallels
Yae and Ren were married during Tokyo's Rainbow Pride Weekend in April. One Tokyo ward, or neighborhood, has recognized same-sex marriages, becoming the first place in Japan — or anywhere in East Asia — to do so.

The First Place In East Asia To Welcome Same-Sex Marriage

May 11, 2015
Tokyo's trendy Shibuya district has become the first place in Japan – and all of East Asia — to recognize same-sex partnerships. It raises the possibility other parts of Japan will follow.
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The Two-Way
Demonstrators with the National Organization for Marriage protest against same-sex marriage outside of the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Supreme Court Hears Challenge To 4 States' Same-Sex-Marriage Ban

Apr 28, 2015
Justice Scalia asked whether ministers would be able to refuse to marry two gay men. Justice Alito asked, why not marry four gay men together?
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The Two-Way
A window sticker on a downtown Indianapolis florist shop this week shows its objection to the Religious Freedom bill passed by the Indiana legislature.

Indiana's 'Religious Freedom' Bill Sparks Firestorm Of Controversy

Mar 28, 2015
When Gov. Mike Pence signed a law that allows his state's businesses to refuse to serve same-sex couples, he could hardly have anticipated the dramatic backlash he's received.
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The Two-Way
Tammy Brown, executive presbyter of the Presbytery of North Alabama, reads a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Feb. 21 at First Presbyterian Church in Florence, Ala., that will allow Presbyterian ministers to o

Largest Group Of U.S. Presbyterian Churches Allows Same-Sex Marriages

Mar 17, 2015
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which includes more than 4,000 ministers and 1.8 million members, will let individual churches decide whether to perform gay marriage ceremonies.
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The Two-Way
Tori Sisson, left, and Shante Wolfe, right, exchange wedding rings during their ceremony, Feb. 9, 2015, in Montgomery, Ala. They were the first couple to file their marriage license in Montgomery County. Such marriage licenses appear to be on hold again

Alabama Supreme Court Again Halts Gay Marriage

Mar 03, 2015
In a 134-page opinion, the court issued an order that goes against what higher courts has decided. The decision once again will pit the state against the federal judiciary.
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The Two-Way
Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore in 2006.

Federal Judge Orders Ala. Official To Issue Marriage Licenses To Gay Couples

Feb 12, 2015
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore ordered officials to ignore higher court rulings and not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, sparking a battle between the state and federal judiciary.
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How Gay Marriage May Be Decided

Jan 30, 2014

The district attorney for Carson City recently dropped his city's opposition to same-sex marriage, because of a ruling in a California case

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Governor Sandoval Asks to Dismiss Same-Sex Marriage Suit

May 25, 2012
Eight Nevada same-sex couples joined a federal suit seeking to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage.  But Governor Brian Sandoval is now asking the court to dismiss the suit.  He says the issue should be decided by the state, not a federal suit.  The governor is also named as a defendant in the suit.  Should the governor speak out, or should he let the suit move forward?  Political pundit Steve Sebelius joins us for analysis.
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