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As a conservative with gay friends, nothing would make me happier than to watch Californians pass an initiative to legalize same-sex marriage — preferably with protections for religious objectors. Polls suggest it would pass today. Then the issue would be settled and Californians — not a court in Washington — would have determined their own

The shift in favor of gay rights may have an effect on the justices. If not, it could still doom restrictive marriage laws in liberal states like California.

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A rally for the transgender community echoed from an unexpected corner of the country this week: a Boston fraternity.

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In a Supreme Court brief backing same-sex marriage, the Obama administration makes an argument that would also affect laws in seven other states.

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President Obama made good on the promise of his second Inaugural Address on Thursday by joining the fight to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Since he declared that marriage equality is part of the road “through Seneca Fall and Selma and Stonewall,” we can’t imagine how he could have sat this one out.

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The Obama administration threw its support behind a broad claim for marriage equality on Thursday, and urged the Supreme Court to rule that voters in California were not entitled to ban same-sex marriage there.

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Arguing that the federal Defense of Marriage Act imposes serious administrative and financial costs on their operations, some of the nation’s largest companies filed a supporting brief with the Supreme Court on Wednesday, urging it to overturn a section of the act that denies federal benefits and recognition to same-sex couples.

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WASHINGTON — Dozens of prominent Republicans — including top advisers to former President George W. Bush, four former governors and two members of Congress — have signed a legal brief arguing that gay people have a constitutional right to marry, a position that amounts to a direct challenge to Speaker John A. Boehner and reflects

An Associated Press style memo indicates a failure to understand that the same-sex marriage fight has been about achieving equal dignity.

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