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India’s Top Court Rejects Gay Marriage, While Voicing Sympathy

Though it expanded the definition of discrimination, the ruling was a sharp setback for petitioners seeking a landmark victory on marriage equality.

By Sameer Yasir and Alex Travelli

Hong Kong Must Have Framework to Recognize Same-Sex Unions, Court Rules

The ruling by the city’s Court of Final Appeal stops short of recognizing same-sex marriage, but some experts see the outcome as a small step forward.

By Derrick Bryson Taylor

Love Letter: Supreme Court Backs Designer Opposed to Same-Sex Marriage

Plus: a record number of transgender laws, Larry Kramer’s memorial, Vows and Modern Love.

The ground has shifted on gay marriage for conservative Christians.

Once a focus of the nation’s culture wars, the issue has taken a back seat to gender issues.

By Ruth Graham

Supreme Court Backs Web Designer Opposed to Same-Sex Marriage

The justices settled a question left open in 2018: whether businesses open to the public and engaged in expression may refuse to serve customers based on religious convictions.

By Abbie VanSickle and Adam Liptak

India’s Top Court Begins Hearing Same-Sex Marriage Case

The Supreme Court in recent years has struck down a ban on consensual gay sex. A ruling in favor of legalizing gay unions would make India an outlier in Asia.

By Karan Deep Singh

Church of England Will Bless Same-Sex Couples, but Won’t Marry Them

The policy shift comes after six years of consultations on the issue within the church, which also apologized for its treatment of L.G.B.T.Q. people.

By Euan Ward

Biden Signs Same-Sex Marriage Equality Bill Into Law

The Respect for Marriage Act, which passed Congress with bipartisan support, mandates federal recognition for same-sex and interracial marriages.

By The New York Times

The 12 Republican Senators Who Voted for the Same-Sex Marriage Law

The group includes moderates and senators known for crossing party lines, a few who are retiring and some who had already broken with their party to support same-sex marriage.

By Annie Karni

Biden Signs Bill to Protect Same-Sex Marriage Rights

Proponents of the legislation argued that Congress needed to be proactive in ensuring a future Supreme Court would not invalidate same-sex marriages around the country.

By Michael D. Shear

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Pope Francis authorises Catholic church to baptise trans people

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Euroviews. Here's why a gay couple doesn't feel welcome in the Church of England

Church of England refuses to back change allowing same-sex marriage

Biden signs into law federal protection for same-sex marriage

US Senate passes landmark same-sex marriage protection bill

Same-sex marriage legislation clears key US Senate hurdle

Singapore to decriminalise gay sex, says prime minister

Greek Church protests baptism for celebrity same-sex parents

Top court in Slovenia strikes out bans on same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage in Switzerland is possible as of 1 July 2022

Couple among first to wed as same-sex marriage becomes legal

Is the Czech Republic about to legalise same-sex marriage?

Pride parade in Tel Aviv draws tens of thousands

Kosovo's parliament rejects new law recognising same-sex civil unions

A picnic to celebrate equal marriage law in Chile

Taiwan gay couple confirm court adoption ruling with legal documents

Same-sex parents and their children 'must be recognised as a family'

Chile congress approves same-sex marriage bill

Dutch royals can enter same-sex marriage and not give up throne: PM

The Gay-Marriage Movement

God and marriage equality.

Too often, assertions of divine guidance spoken in state capitols have turned out to be little more than bigotry dressed in clerical garb.

By Jeffrey Toobin

June 26, 2015

The supreme court reaffirms marriage vows.

Justice Kennedy’s opinion was at once profoundly legalistic and romantic. It was probably the strongest manifesto in favor of marriage a Court could produce.

By Amy Davidson Sorkin

A Party for Edith Windsor

When the Supreme Court ruled this morning that marriage is a fundamental right for all Americans, Windsor, the plaintiff in the case that struck down DOMA, was “absolutely thrilled!”

By Ariel Levy

A New Era for Gay Rights?

Acceptance goes beyond the courtrooms: the number of Americans who support marriage between same-sex couples is the highest it has ever been.

By Richard Socarides

June 17, 2015

Can gay couples be turned away in north carolina.

Gays and lesbians have had the right to marry in North Carolina since October, but some magistrates have simply ignored the ruling.

June 3, 2015, justice alito’s polygamy perplex.

Why is Justice Samuel Alito so concerned about a hypothetical relationship involving two men and two women?

April 30, 2015, the political scene: the justices and the joke.

Margaret Talbot and Jeffrey Toobin join host Amelia Lester to talk about recent changes in American attitudes toward gay marriage and gay rights.

By Amelia Lester

Justice Scalia's Shameful Joke

A shocking, ugly moment from Obergefell v. Hodges.

April 28, 2015, the here and now of same-sex marriage.

In the oral arguments for Obergefell v. Hodges, the conservative Justices worked hard to keep the case in other centuries.

Marriage proposals for republican candidates.

How those considering a Presidential run have responded when asked if they would attend a same-sex wedding.

April 23, 2015, to have and to hold.

The key cases on reproductive rights hinged on privacy instead of equality. Was that a mistake?

By Jill Lepore

May 18, 2015

The perfect wife.

How Edith Windsor fell in love, got married, and won a landmark case for gay marriage.

September 23, 2013, love on the march.

Reflections on the gay community’s political progress—and its future.

By Alex Ross

November 4, 2012

A risky proposal.

From 2010: Proposition 8 and the argument for the conventionality of gay couples.

By Margaret Talbot

January 7, 2010

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Nepal registers first same-sex marriage

Activists have hailed the legal recognition as a victory for LGBT rights.

Church of England backs services for gay couples

While not formal weddings, the services will be able to include the wearing of rings, prayers and a blessing from a priest.

‘I never thought I’d be a parent growing up here’

Paul and his husband Martin live in Belfast and adopted their son just before the Covid pandemic.

How same-sex unions are rooted in Indian tradition

History demonstrates that same-sex love flourished in ancient and medieval India in various forms.

India awaits historic decision on same-sex marriage

The Supreme Court is to rule on whether to legalise same-sex marriage, a move the government opposes.

The lesbian activist seeking marriage equality in India

Maya Sharma doesn't believe in marriage but has petitioned India's Supreme Court to legalise same-sex union.

Pope suggests Church could bless same-sex couples

The pontiff says any request for such a blessing should be treated with "pastoral charity".

Marriage equality eludes Japan's same-sex couples

Japan offers same-sex couples no clear legal protection, leaving them feeling nearly invisible.

India row after LGBTQ couple marry in Sikh temple

The marriage was solemnised by a priest in Punjab, with the couple performing all traditional rituals.

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Pope says "everyone" must be allowed in church

After the Vatican published a bombshell letter from Pope Francis earlier this week in which he opened the door for priests to bless same-sex unions, the pope on Wednesday kicked off an important three-week-long meeting of Catholic bishops by saying "everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone" must be allowed in. Chris Livesay reports.

Pope opens summit on Catholic church's future

Pope Francis' big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church will include hot-button issues. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports the synod assembly will discuss priests being allowed to get married, if divorced and remarried Catholics should receive communion, whether women should be allowed to become deacons and how the church will handle LGBTQ community matters.

Pope Francis kicks off meeting on church's future with LGBTQ bombshell

Catholic Church prelates gather for Synod 2023 after Pope Francis stirs controversy by suggesting possibility of same-sex marriage blessings.

Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible — with conditions

Pope Francis was responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality.

More than 60 "gay suspects" detained at same-sex wedding in Nigeria

"We are in Africa and we are in Nigeria," said a police spokesperson. "We cannot copy the Western world because we don't have the same culture."

Actor forbids "bigots" from watching his work after Supreme Court ruling

The "White Lotus" actor said "hate and ignorance is not a legitimate point of view."

Attitudes on same-sex marriage in Japan are shifting, but laws aren't

CBS News meets a couple battling for equal marriage rights in conservative Japan, and finds out what they're up against.

Japan celebrates Pride parade

Pride parades returned to Tokyo after a pandemic absence. This year's parade was an opportunity for many to fight for greater LGBTQ rights in Japan, which does not allow same-sex marriage. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tokyo.

Estonia becomes first ex-Soviet country to legalize same-sex marriage

According to a recent survey, more than half of Estonians support marriage equality.

Pope Francis says homosexuality "is not a crime," but gay sex is "a sin"

The Catholic leader spoke about laws discriminating against LGBTQ people, his health and his predecessor in a wide-ranging interview with the AP.

Church of England to refuse to allow same-sex marriages

Under proposals outlined Wednesday, the Church will continue to refuse to allow same-sex couples to be married in its cathedrals.

Tempered hope as India's top court takes up same-sex marriage

The Supreme Court has taken collective ownership of a handful of legal petitions to lower courts seeking recognition of same-sex marriage, but activists see an uphill battle.

Lawmakers react to Griner's release

News of basketball star Brittney Griner's release from a Russian penal colony as part of a prisoner swap is being met with both praise and criticism from lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The partisan reactions to the news comes at the same time the House formally passed the Respect For Marriage Act, sending the bill to President Biden's desk. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest from Capitol Hill.

• Dec 8, 2022

GOP LGBTQ group on same-sex marriage bill

House lawmakers delayed a vote that was expected to happen Tuesday on the Respect for Marriage Act, the Senate-passed legislation protecting same-sex marriage. Charles Moran, president of the Log Cabin Republicans, an organization dedicated to representing LGBTQ conservatives and allies, joined CBS News to discuss the bill.

• Dec 6, 2022

House vote on same-sex marriage bill delayed

House lawmakers delayed a vote that was expected to be held Tuesday on the Respect for Marriage Act, the Senate-passed legislation protecting same-sex marriage. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane discussed.

Supreme Court weighs LGBTQ discrimination case

The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday centered on the LGBTQ community, religion and the rights of business owners. Jess Bravin, a Supreme Court correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News's John Dickerson to discuss.

• Dec 5, 2022

Senate passes landmark Respect for Marriage Act in bipartisan vote

The vote was 61-36, with a number of Republican senators choosing not to vote.

• Nov 29, 2022

12 GOP senators voted for same-sex marriage bill

The Senate last week advanced the Respect for Marriage Act, with 12 Republican senators voting in favor along with every Democrat. David French, senior editor at The Dispatch, joins "Red and Blue" to discuss the bill.

• Nov 21, 2022

Senate advances same-sex marriage bill

The Senate has voted to advance a bill that would protect same-sex and interracial marriages into federal law. Twelve Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in the upper chamber to move forward with the "Respect for Marriage Act." CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins "CBS News Mornings" from the U.S. Capitol to discuss.

• Nov 17, 2022

Senate to vote on advancing marriage rights bill

The Senate is set to vote on advancing a bill that would codify same-sex and interracial marriage rights into law. Democratic strategist Jonathan Kott and GOP strategist Kevin Sheridan join CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss how Republicans appear to be shifting on the issue of same-sex marriage.

• Nov 16, 2022

Mormon church says it will support same-sex marriage law

The church said in a statement that it would still continue to consider same-sex relationships to be against God's commandments.

• Nov 15, 2022

Why Tokyo's "move forward" on LGBTQ rights is too slow for many

Recognizing same-sex partnerships is a "steppingstone," but one man says he and his partner still "worry immensely about the future."

• Nov 4, 2022

Cuba approves same-sex marriage in historic referendum

Nearly 67% voted in favor of the referendum, which also allows same-sex couples to adopt.

• Sep 26, 2022

Senate prepares to consider same-sex marriage

As the U.S. Senate returns after its late summer break, senators will turn their attention to a bill to codify the right to same-sex marriage into law. CBS News Congressional Correspondent Nikole Killion spoke with Vladimir Duthiers and Lana Zak on CBS News about what's on the Senate's docket and divisions among Republicans as the midterm elections approach.

• Sep 6, 2022

Being gay is not a disease, Vietnam tells its medical workers

"Homosexuality cannot be 'cured', does not need 'to be cured' and cannot be changed," health ministry tells doctors in a bid to end discrimination.

• Aug 9, 2022

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Transcript: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation," Dec. 3, 2023

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On average, a staggering 132 Americans kill themselves every single day. Experts say addressing this major public health crisis requires ending the shame that can be attached to talking about mental health struggles, which prevents those suffering from finding help.

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