As gay and lesbian couples prepare to walk down the aisle for the first time in Iowa, Steven Thrasher looks back on a time when Iowa was one of the few states that would marry his black dad and white mom.
April 27, 2009
By Steven Thrasher

Brenda Freiberg lost both of her sons to AIDS. One never even thought about marriage -- his fight was simply to stay alive. But her good friend Chief Justice Ronald M. George's landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage still made an imprint on her heart.
October 30, 2008
By Brenda Freiberg

Faced with the prospect of a constitutional ban on marriage equality in Arizona, the woman behind defacing Yes on 102 posters that say "Yes to Hate" channels her inner teenager -- and lives to tell about it.
October 29, 2008
By the "Yes to Hate" Bandit

While LGBT citizens and supporters were rejoicing at the Connecticut supreme court’s Friday decision to legalize same-sex marriage, others were already weighing what effect the ruling might have on this year’s marriage amendment battles in California, Arizona, and Florida as well as the presidential election.
October 10, 2008
By Thibault Chareton

The Republican mayor of San Diego upset the party line when he came out in support of same-sex marriage last year. Now Jerry Sanders is ruffling feathers again by fighting to beat Proposition 8.
October 8, 2008
By John Caldwell

14 recently married couples remind us what's at stake with California's Proposition 8.
October 8, 2008
By The Editors

Poet and memoirist Mark Doty didn’t want to marry his partner. Sure, they were in love and there were benefits to be had, but Doty was afraid that legal recognition might change his relationship. Then he realized that it’s the other way around: that his union, and others like it, will likely change the institution of marriage -- forever.
September 10, 2008
By Mark Doty

The race to win hearts, minds, and votes on Proposition 8 has both sides straining to pull ahead. The Yes on 8 campaign -- the conservative coalition that aims to deny marriage to same-sex couples -- has been deploying volunteers on the ground… to the tune of some 15,000 Mormons, Catholics, and evangelicals.
August 30, 2008
By Anne Stockwell

A new California poll on voter attitudes has turned up lucky numbers for gays and a slap for conservative opponents. Conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, this statewide survey shows that 54% of likely voters are opposed to Proposition 8, which would eliminate the right of same-sex couples to wed.
August 28, 2008
By Anne Stockwell

Even if California voters pass the antigay marriage amendment in November, marriage equality could still prevail.
July 18, 2008
By Peter DelVecchio