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Gay and Transgender: Marriage and Relationship Recognition Archives

Evangelicals Step Up for Marriage Equality

Marta Cook documents the growing grassroots support for LGBT rights among evangelicals.

By Marta Cook | Thursday, October 15, 2009

House Moves Toward Full Benefits for Domestic Partners

Today the House takes the next step toward full benefits for same-sex domestic partners, write Josh Rosenthal and Will Nevius.

By Josh Rosenthal and Will Nevius | Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Religious Voices Are Critical for the Advancement of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equality

Last week CAP and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force released two groundbreaking reports on marriage-equality ballot initiatives in California and Michigan.

Monday, June 8, 2009

The Faithful Divide Over Wedding Vows

book_alt2 icon Report A report by Jonathan Duffy and Sally Steenland explores the strategies for Proposal 2 in Michigan, a state constitutional amendment that prohibited same-sex marriage.

By Jonathan Duffy and Sally Steenland | Thursday, June 4, 2009

California Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 8

Winnie Stachelberg weighs in on the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold the ballot initiative, which bans same-sex unions in the state.

By Winnie Stachelberg | Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Four Things You Didn’t Know About God and Same-Sex Marriage

Christians who oppose same-sex marriage say it goes against the biblical conception of marriage and sexuality, but they're wrong.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Expressing Faith Through Marriage Equality

Progressive religious leaders should be a strong voice in the fight for marriage equality, writes Sarah Dreier. Opportunities to do so abound this week.

By Sarah Dreier | Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Benefits Denied

book_alt2 icon Report After paying into the system their whole lives, married same-sex couples will be denied thousands of dollars in Social Security benefits, write Ben Furnas and Josh Rosenthal.

By Ben Furnas and Josh Rosenthal | Tuesday, March 3, 2009

“Milk” Celebrates Life of Gay Activist

Harvey Milk's fight resonates today as gay activists fight against the passage of Proposition 8 in California.

By Anne Shoup | Monday, November 24, 2008

Victory in California

California Supreme Court rules doctors cannot discriminate against gays and lesbians in providing services.

By Jessica Arons and Stephanie Gross | Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Mandating Discrimination

Congress will vote again this week on legislation that seeks to add an amendment to the Constitution banning same-sex marriage.

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Federalism, Democratic Values and the Federal Marriage Amendment

This morning the Center for American Progress, in partnership with the Cato Institute, welcomed the perspectives of four legal experts on the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) up for vote in the Senate this week. The panelists were Dale Carpenter, law professor at the University of Minnesota; Louis Michael Seidman, law professor at Georgetown University; Bruce [...]

Monday, June 5, 2006

Fact-Checking the President’s Statement on the Marriage Amendment

      Text of President Bush’s Remarks on the Marriage Protection Amendment, Corrected and Annotated View this document with full graphics (PDF) June 6, 2006 Thank you all. Please be seated. Good afternoon and welcome to the White House. It is a pleasure to be with so many fine community leaders, scholars, family organizations, [...]

By Mark Agrast, Sam Berger, and Brodie Butland | Monday, June 5, 2006

A Constitutional End-Run

Last Tuesday, the U.S. Senate decisively rejected efforts to bring to the floor an amendment to the Constitution that would have prohibited the states from recognizing civil marriage for their gay and lesbian citizens. Rather than risk a similar defeat, House leaders plan to bring to the floor on Thursday a bill that would bypass [...]

By Mark Agrast | Wednesday, July 21, 2004

The Failed Politics of Marriage

Yesterday, in a huge win for progressives, a divisive and radical attempt by right-wing conservatives to write intolerance into the U.S. Constitution failed on a vote of 50-48.

Thursday, July 15, 2004