LGBTQ+

Of the many gay and lesbian couples fighting for the right to marry in the courts, April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse are listed first in the case that the Supreme Court will hear this spring. DeBoer and Rowse, who live in Hazel Park, Mich., want to marry so they can both be adoptive

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether all 50 states must allow gay and lesbian couples to marry. The court’s announcement made it likely that it would resolve one of the great civil rights questions of the age before its current term

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Jack Phillips is a baker whose evangelical Protestant faith informs his business. There are no Halloween treats in his bakery — he does not see devils and witches as a laughing matter. He will not make erotic-themed pastries — they offend his sense of morality. And he declines cake orders for same-sex