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Illinois Unites for Marriage—the coalition pushing the state's same-sex marriage bill—has announced an aggressive campaign to bring marriage equality to the state, and at the center of that effort is a new campaign manag
A petition asking CNN to stop hosting Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkins to speak on behalf of Christians has attracted more than 32,000 signatures.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan, a supporter of equal rights for gays and lesbians, Monday announced she would seek a fourth term in office - ending speculation that she would challenge Gov. Pat Quinn in the Democratic pri
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane on Thursday said that she cannot defend the state's law prohibiting gay marriage.
More than 200 religious leaders and faith communities today asked an Illinois circuit court judge to overturn the state's statute that prohibits same-sex marriages, arguing that religious doctrine should not be written i
Two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois filed papers asking the court for a swift end to the harm and indignity couples face
A bill which seeks to prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity cleared a Senate panel on Wednesday morning.
Indiana's Republican-controlled state legislature has passed a law that makes it a felony for same-sex couples to apply for a marriage license.
On Tuesday, gay marriage advocates announced suits in three states: Pennsylvania, Virginia and North Carolina.
Illinois Unites for Marriage, the statewide coalition working to win the freedom to marry in Illinois, is launching a series of town hall meetings throughout the state, updating communities on the status of the campaign
President and Michelle Obama are featured in a series of new radio ads in support of marriage equality for Illinois.
President George W. Bush appears to have softened his public opposition to gay marriage.
Henry Rollins has suggested that Michele Bachmann's opposition to gay marriage is a mental health issue.
Retired NBA player Tim Hardaway on Wednesday officially endorsed a campaign to legalize gay marriage in Florida.
A Senate committee next week will vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
A new survey finds record high support for gay marriage in the United States.
Illinois Unites for Marriage, working in support of The Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, is bringing its diverse, statewide coalition to Chicago's 2013 Pride Parade this Sunday.
President Barack Obama has said that he believes that the marriages of gay and lesbian couples should be recognized by the federal government regardless of whether there is state recognition.
Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy deleted a tweet criticizing two Supreme Court rulings related to gay marriage.
DOMA was struck down, a Prop 8 challenge was dismissed, but as Chicago's LGBT community gathered in Boystown for a rally, organizers said it remains "painfully aware here in Illinois" of the shortcomings.
Two gay couples and a lesbian widow on Wednesday triumphed at the Supreme Court, winning a pair of cases related to gay marriage.
Statement by President Barack Obama on the Supreme Court Ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act.
