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Togetherness

They Made History as The World’s First Official Gay Partners

West Hollywood’s domestic partnership ordinance was the first to officially recognize same-sex couples. On its 35th anniversary, the first to sign up remember making history.

Nico Lang

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RETREAT

Chinese Parliament Rules Out Same-Sex Marriage

Legislators say marriage will only be recognized between a man and a woman.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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STONEWALL 50

Michael Kors: Without Stonewall, I Wouldn’t Be Married

The fashion designer tells Tim Teeman, ‘I hope we don’t forget the history of the LGBTQ community, of those who fought for us.’ Young people should ‘realize the battle isn’t over.’

Tim Teeman

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Stonewall 50

Paul Rudnick: ‘LGBTQ Progress Is Only Valuable on Our Terms’

Paul Rudnick powerfully encapsulates Stonewall in the sweep of LGBTQ history before and after it—and what comes next. ‘I envision the infinite variety of LGBTQ lives,’ he says.

Tim Teeman

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STONEWALL 50

The Epic Fight Against Anti-LGBT Laws, 50 Years and Counting

Laws are symbols as much as they are regulations—symbols of who deserves respect, and who does not. That’s why the LGBT legal battles since Stonewall have been so vital.

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LOVE IS LOVE

Taiwan Legalizes Gay Marriage in Historic First for Asia

Taiwan’s parliament is the first in Asia to legalize same-sex unions.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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Together Forever

In ‘Daddy’ and ‘The Cake,’ LGBT Couples Get Real—And Unreal

Jeremy O. Harris' brilliant 'Daddy' features Alan Cumming and Ronald Peet in a charged, unsettling relationship, while 'The Cake' witlessly toys with smalltown anti-LGBT prejudice.

Tim Teeman

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YIKES

Trump Official: Married Working Mothers Are Bad for Society

“Undermining the family as an economic unit, marriage as a lifelong partnership, and the well-being of children.”

Victoria Albert

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Read my Lips

The World Congress of Families Decoded

The world’s largest extremist network uses touchy-feely language, but it’s all made up of code words.

Cole Parke

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DEAD ENDERS

The States Still Fighting Gay Marriage

Opt-outs, adoption bans, and religious exemptions are popping up across the country despite the Supreme Court's historic ruling for equality.

Jay Michaelson

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Once Only

Gay (Re) Marriage: The Next Big Thing?

Some LGBT couples, like our correspondent and his partner, have had different ceremonies to mark the incremental progress of marriage equality. What does it mean to only marry once?

Daniel Summers

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