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At StoryCorps in Palm Springs, Calif., David Wilson (left) and his husband Robert Compton talk about how, as a same-sex couple, their treatment by others has changed since they were legally married in 2004.

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'That Day Wasn't About Us': One Of The 1st Same-Sex Married Couples Looks Back

5:02am May 17, 2019

David Wilson and his husband Rob Compton were plaintiffs in a lawsuit that led to marriage equality in Massachusetts in 2004. At StoryCorps, they remember their wedding day.

A federal judge on Friday ordered Kentucky taxpayers to pay more than $220,000 in attorney fees for same-sex couples and others who sued Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for refusing to issue marriage licenses.

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Kentucky Must Pay Attorney Fees For Couples Who Sued Kim Davis, Judge Says

6:27pm July 21, 2017

by Amy Held

Davis had refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, citing religious beliefs. The court held the state responsible because officials had the right to take action against her but didn't.

People celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 26, 2015, after its historic decision on gay marriage.

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LGBT Rights Activists Fear Trump Will Undo Protections Created Under Obama

7:40pm November 10, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The election of Donald Trump has conservative organizations hopeful for new protections for religious liberty, while LGBT groups anticipate more discrimination in courts, workplaces and the military.

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On June 26, 2015, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court validated same-sex marriages, Dennis Clark (center left) and Mark Henderson exchanged vows in Midtown Memphis. This photo, later posted on Facebook, led to their suspension from Freemasons by the G

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For Freemasons, Is Banning Gays Or Being Gay Un-Masonic?

8:24am March 23, 2016

by Christopher Blank

Freemasons are best known for their secrecy, but they are having a very public dispute — about a ban on gay members. Freemasons in Tennessee will decide this week whether to lift the ban.

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Manny Pacquiao, who's currently running for a Senate seat in the Philippines, was criticized for saying it was "common sense" that animals don't have homosexual relations — and that people who do are worse than animals.

Manny Pacquiao Apologizes For 'Comparing Homosexuals To Animals'

11:37am February 16, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"I still stand on my belief that I'm against same sex marriage because of what the Bible says, but I'm not condemning LGBT," the famous boxer says, after a TV interview went viral.

The Salt Lake Temple, at Temple Square, in Salt Lake City.

Mormon Church Declares Same-Sex Couples To Be Apostates

7:35pm November 06, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

The policy also bars children in same-sex households from being blessed or baptized until they turn 18 and meet certain conditions.

James Yates (left) and William Smith Jr. walk to the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., on Aug. 13 hoping to get a marriage license. They were turned away for a third time Thursday morning.

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Kentucky Clerk's Office Continues To Refuse Marriage Licenses

1:54pm August 27, 2015

by Lauren Hodges

A same-sex couple was denied a license Thursday morning, even after a federal appeals court denied Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis' bid to refuse to issue marriage licenses for religious reasons.

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Supreme Court Changes Face Of Marriage In Historic Ruling

1:55pm June 27, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

The court ruled in a 5-4 decision that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states, setting off celebrations nationwide. Opponents — and justices' incensed dissents — suggest the fight isn't over.

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Drag queen and gay rights activist Rory O'Neill, also known by the stage name, Panti, celebrates with supporters of same-sex marriage at Dublin Castle as they await the result of the referendum on Saturday.

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Ireland Votes Overwhelmingly To Approve Same-Sex Marriage

9:29am May 26, 2015

by L. Carol Ritchie

Both sides in the debate conceded that the referendum to enshrine marriage equality in the Irish constitution has succeeded.

Yae and Ren were married during Tokyo's Rainbow Pride Weekend in April. One Tokyo ward, or neighborhood, has recognized same-sex marriages, becoming the first place in Japan — or anywhere in East Asia — to do so.

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The First Place In East Asia To Welcome Same-Sex Marriage

8:10pm May 17, 2015

by Elise Hu

Tokyo's trendy Shibuya district has become the first place in Japan – and all of East Asia — to recognize same-sex partnerships. It raises the possibility other parts of Japan will follow.

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