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Supreme Court rules same-sex marriage is ‘fundamental right’

In a widely expected yet stunning victory for LGBT people nationally, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today (June 26) that state bans on marriage for same-sex couples are unconstitutional. The decision requires st...

BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court strikes down same-sex marriage bans nationwide, Georgia reacts

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in favor of marriage equality today, striking down same-sex marriage bans nationwide in what is being considered the biggest victory for LGBT rights in U.S. history. The f...

A widow, a death certificate and the fall of Georgia’s same-sex marriage ban

Note: this story was written before the June 26 announcement by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down same-sex marriage bans nationwide. When marriage equality becomes the law of the land in Georgia, thousand...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, June 18

1. No decision on same-sex marriage from the U.S. Supreme Court today. Next chance is this upcoming Monday morning. 2. The anti-LGBT National Organization for Marriage will ask Republican presidential hopefu...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, June 10

1. The AP reports on how a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against marriage equality would cause legal “chaos.” 2. “Santorum calls crowd of 4 in rural Iowa a success.” There's our headline of the day courtesy of T...

Quick guide of what to know before April 28 SCOTUS arguments on same-sex marriage

When the Supreme Court of the United States hears arguments next Tuesday about marriage for same-sex couples, there is much more on the line than whether states can ban the licensing and recognition of marriage...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, April 22

1. Presidential hopeful Marco Rubio has been courting gay Republicans behind the scenes. 2. NBC News has a story up on Congressman Mike Honda's transgender granddaughter. 3. Marriage equality supporters a...

Georgia clergy, mayors to Supreme Court: Legalize same-sex marriage now

Cue the James Taylor. Georgia faith leaders, businesses, mayors, police chiefs, sheriffs and more have signed friend-of-the-court briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court showing their support for marriage equality. ...

Lesbian couple fights for family in Georgia same-sex marriage lawsuit

Beth and Krista Wurz's paths took them all over the country before they found each other online in Georgia in 2005. They bonded over phone conversations for more than a month before agreeing to meet, and any fe...

11th Circuit Court punts Georgia gay marriage case to Supreme Court

And the wait continues. After Judge William Duffey issued a Jan. 29 order that opened up the door for a brief flirtation with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the court shut that down in an order issued late ...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Jan. 30

1. The U.S. Supreme Court needs to rule broadly on marriage equality or it risks “encouraging state-level obstruction” similar to what happened after the Brown v. Board of Education ruling on school integration...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Anonymous Claims That Jussie Smollett Staged Hate Crime Shift Investigation

Colorado Transgender Man Denied Healthcare After Undergoing Chest Surgery

Transgender Woman Deported from US Murdered in El Salvador

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Karl Lagerfeld Dies at 85

Actor Don Cheadle Sports Pro-Trans T-shirt on Saturday Night Live

Ghost Story-Themed Play Makes Magic