Only recently – when states started passing laws guaranteeing same-sex couples the right to marry – could researchers begin to examine how marriage impacted the health of LGBT Americans. At the University of Washington, our team has conducted the first …

Leading lawyer, judge, and writer Justice Robert A. Jackson once said: “[f]reedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch …

Romania faces a turning point: How will an eastern European state, traditionally influenced by the Catholic Orthodox Church, rule on the issue of gay rights? Monitor’s Best: Top 5 June 7, 2017 Bucharest, Romania—Dozens of Romanian rights groups jointly …

In 1948, John Mace, a sophomore voice student, was working part time in the extension division of the Juilliard School, helping to sort out schedules, when a tall, good-looking freshman walked into the office. He was Richard Prahl, and he was a bit miffed …

Taiwan’s highest court paved the way Wednesday for Asia’s first law allowing same-sex marriage, a reflection of widespread support for LGBTQ causes that has sprung from three decades of democracy. The Constitutional Court ruled that it is illegal to …

AFL and AFLW players have displayed support for marriage equality, with players from every team signing a petition to mark Wednesday’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Players from 26 teams across both competitions put …

Primary plaintiff in the Supreme Court case legalizing same-sex marriage condemns Tennessee bill Kirk A. Bado KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In the first ruling of its kind in Tennessee, a judge has granted a woman the legal rights of a husband. The ruling …

Discrimination against same-sex couples denied religious marriage is endemic, says a new study. Research by academics at the Universities of Leeds and York highlights the prevailing extent of discrimination against same-sex couples wanting religious …

Sexless marriage. Losing my libido. Never having an orgasm. Not wanting to make love to the man I loved. At age 28, this was not the life I had imagined. Far from it. Since an early age, I felt that I was very sexual; sex mattered to me. Yet, quickly into …

But weeks later, when the state’s Democratic governor announced that an appeals court ruling made same-sex marriage legal, Brookover and Abramovich were at the tiny Gilmer County courthouse to get their marriage certificate. “Yes, this was …