Same-sex marriage

STINGING REBUKE

SCOTUS Slaps Down Bid to Overturn Gay Marriage

The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to its landmark 2015 decision.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears speaks to the crowd during a rally held to announce she will seek her party's nomination for Virginia governor in 2025 at Chick's Oyster Bar in Virginia Beach, Va., on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Earle-Sears would be the first woman to lead Virginia and the first Black woman to serve as governor anywhere in the nation.

SO THERE!

MAGA Rising Star Scribbles Nutty Note on Gay Marriage Bill

The GOP candidate for Virginia governor put her feelings in writing—even though all she had to do was sign it.

David Gardner

A writer and member of the LGBT community holds the pride flag while waiting to hear the judgement on same-sex marriage by the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, Oct. 17, 2023.

MAJOR DECISION

India’s Supreme Court Declines to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

But the judges did emphasize that the LGBTQ community should not be subject to discrimination.

Dan Ladden-Hall

An illustration of a poop emoji wearing a wedding veil and headphones

WHODUNNIT

How a Mystery Poop at a Lesbian Wedding Became a Hit Podcast

Karen Whitehouse and Helen McLaughlin married on a boat in Amsterdam. Then someone did the dirty. Now their podcast, “Who shat on the floor at my wedding?,” is a global smash.

Nico Lang

MOVING BACKWARD

GOP Support for Same-Sex Relationships Plummets, Poll Shows

In 2022, most Republicans told Gallup that same-sex relationships were morally acceptable. This year, only 41 percent did.

Kelly Weill

HISTORY