This New York Times article provides a visual explanation of the history of so-called gay marriage bans in the United States.
Liberty Counsel has filed three briefs to stop Florida clerks in Osceola County, Orange County, and Manatee County from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, arguing that Florida clerks should follow their state's constitution.
Kathleen Aguero and Loretta Pangelinan, two Guam lesbians who were denied a marriage license on April 8, have now filed a lawsuit against Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo and registrar Carolyn Garrido, arguing that Guam’s gay, lesbian, and bisexual residents are being singled out and deprived of "the right to marry."
In a recent interview with CNN on gay marriage and traditional marriage, Rand Paul said to the interviewer: "You probably could have both. You could have both traditional marriage which I believe in, and then you could also have the neutrality of the law that allows people to have contracts with another."
The video that Hillary Clinton has released to officially announce her 2016 run for president featured a same-sex couple that is planning a summer "wedding," which she has now been invited to. Clinton also appointed Robby Mook to be her campaign manager, making him the first sodomite manager of a U.S. political campaign.
There will be no major law firms supporting biblical marriage in the upcoming Supreme Court case. The main lawyer opposing same-sex marriage will be John J. Bursch, but even his own firm has declined to stand behind him.
A northern Indiana pizzeria that closed after its owner said his religious beliefs wouldn't allow him to cater a gay wedding opened Thursday to a full house of friends, regulars and people wanting to show their support.
An attorney in Arizona has turned away a same-sex couple seeking adoption assistance, arguing that the recent court ruling allegedly overturning Arizona's gay marriage ban doesn't apply to adoptions, since terminology such as "husband and wife" and "married man and woman" are used in Arizona adoption law.
Guam’s attorney general said today that she won't answer questions on gay marriage "until a later time." Attorney General Barrett-Anderson’s comment came a day after she stated that the health department was within Guam law when it denied a same-sex couple’s application for a marriage license on Wednesday.
The Nicaragua Family Code took effect on Wednesday, barring gay marriage in Nicaragua and also prohibiting gay couples from adopting children.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said that he plans to support Louisiana's religious freedom bill. Unlike the bills passed by Indiana and Arkansas, Louisiana's Marriage and Conscience Act would allow private businesses to refuse to recognize same-sex marriage and not provide the same benefits to same-sex married couples.
President Barack Obama’s staff and visitors now have the option of using a gender-neutral restroom. The restroom will be located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where much of the White House staff works.
Dozens of Christian leaders; including Rick Scarborough, Dr. James Dobson and Mat Staver; have vowed they will not remain silent, as they did following the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, promising to take nonviolent direct action if the High Court votes to redefine marriage.
The State of Colorado ruled Friday that a Denver bakery was not guilty of discrimination when it refused to put Christian messages on two cakes that customer Bill Jack wanted to purchase.
Voters in Missouri's third largest city of Springfield voted Tuesday to repeal an ordinance that prohibited discrimination in housing and hiring based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Unofficial final results showed that the repeal of the ordinance passed with 51.4 percent of the vote.
Children across Canada are being asked to wear a pink shirt to school today to “celebrate diversity” and end “bullying, discrimination, homophobia, transphobia, and transmisogyny." However; critics such as Gwen Landolt and Mark Steyn argue that schools are in reality trying to promote the homosexual agenda.
A Des Moines Catholic high school was within the law when it decided not to hire a substitute teacher full time once it found out that he was gay — because Iowa's civil rights law allows religious institutions to discriminate based on sexual orientation.
On Wednesday, a clerk in Guam refused to accept an application filed by Loretta Pangelinan and Kathleen Aguero. Department Director James Gillan cited Guam law, which stipulates that a marriage license may only be issued to a couple of the opposite sex. The couple is planning to take their case to federal court.
Even if the Supreme Court rules in favor of forcing states to recognize "same-sex marriage," it's quite possible that some Native American tribes may continue to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Two of the largest tribes that take this position are the Oklahoma based Cherokee Nation and the Navajo Nation.
A collection of bills seen as "anti-gay" are thought unlikely to acquire the votes needed to pass the Texas House of Representatives. The object of these bills include dropping anti-discrimination provisions from Texas' 1999 Religious Freedom and Restoration Act and removing local ordinances that prohibit discrimination against gays.
The Seanad of Ireland passed the Children and Family Relationship Bill on March 31, which gives same-sex couples the right to adopt children jointly. Out of the 22 Senators that voted on the fifth stage of the legislation, only two (Senator Rónán Mullen and Senator Jim Walsh), voted against the bill.
Bill Jack, of Castle Rock, Colorado, is making national headlines over an experiment he conducted in the wake of attacks on Christian business owners who refuse to provide services for same-sex "marriages." Last year, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruled that the Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood unlawfully discriminated against a same-sex couple who wanted a wedding cake. Jack Phillips, the owner of the cake shop, is a devout Christian, and his attorneys argued that to force him to participate in the same-sex "wedding" would violate his religious beliefs. The Civil Rights Commission saw it differently.
Counsel for gay rights activist Gareth Lee is suing Asher's Bakery for declining to bake a cake depicting Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie below the slogan "Support Gay Marriage". Lee is backed by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
Donations for Barronelle Stutzman, the florist who was fined for refusing to provide flowers for a sodomite wedding, have now topped $102,000. The gofundme page states that any and all money raised for Stutzman "will be held until the legal challenge has been resolved and the full extent of the need is assessed."
Noted Southern Baptist leaders have signed a brief defending the freedom of speech of those who support and teach the Scriptural truth that marriage is between a man and a woman. The 32-page brief emphasizes the broad reach of freedom of religion and the longstanding authority of biblically defined marriage.