(WM) Nevada will vote this November on whether to repeal a same-sex marriage ban from the state’s constitution, the first statewide vote on such a ban in the five years since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized the marriages nationwide.

(LA Blade) Both Houses of New Jersey’s legislature passed a bill (A5367) Monday that would protect the rights of same-sex couples in the state to be able to marry in the wake of fears raised that the current conservative U.S. Supreme Court could potentially reverse its 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644.

(WB) The president of the Philippines on Sunday said he supports marriage rights for same-sex couples.

(WB) An all-time high of 64 percent of Americans now support same-sex marriage nearly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision in favor of marriage equality nationwide, according to a Gallup poll.

Protestants came in at their highest, 55 percent, and Republicans at theirs, 47, in support of same-sex marriage during Gallup’s annual Values and Benefits poll conducted May 3 – 7.  The specific question, as worded by the Gallup poll pertains as to whether same-sex marriage “should be recognized by the law as valid,” compared to similar polls that ask whether a person is in favor of same-sex marriage, leaving the question up for moral interpretation, versus legal.

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei announced he will veto a bill that would boost abortion penalties to up to 25 years in jail and outlaw same-sex marriage, calling it unconstitutional and in violation of international treaties.

On Aug. 13  PrideFête, an LGBTQ+ Caribbean Festival, is taking place in Wilton Manors and all are welcome to join. 

(WM) A Nebraska lawmaker known as a strong advocate for the LGBT community presented a ballot measure to a legislative committee Jan. 29 that would abolish the state’s unenforceable ban on same-sex marriages.

Debut author Tasha Suri, who has written the epic tale, "The Jasmine Throne," talks about her book that is filled with action, suspense and LGBT characters that you'll love.

The Respect for Marriage Act received bipartisan support, but few stories have explained what the bill actually does, and just as importantly does not do. 

(AP) Romania's constitutional court says it will consult with a European court regarding the case of a same-sex American-Romanian couple who want their union to be legally recognized in Romania.

Twelve Republican senators crossed the aisle to support marriage equality with the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.

Same-sex unions are now permitted throughout the majority-Catholic nation of Mexico after Tamaulipas became the final state to legalize same-sex marriage. 

(WM) Five years after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages around the U.S., more than a half-million households are made up of married same-sex couples, according to figures the U.S. Census Bureau released Sept. 17.

You may be able to discriminate over sexual orientation, but you can’t discriminate over religious beliefs. The Satanic Temple is using that right to help same-sex couples get the wedding cakes they need.

While there was cause for alarm for LGBT people watching the opening day of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020-21 session Monday, there was also at least a tiny bit of reassurance, too. 

(WB) The U.S. Senate voted 61-36 on Nov. 29 to officially pass the Respect for Marriage Act, a historic piece of legislation that is expected to soon become law after members in the U.S. House of Representatives sign off on a bipartisan amendment added by their Senate colleagues.

(WB) Despite indications the U.S. Senate would soon take up legislation seeking to codify same-sex marriage into law, the legislation now appears to have to wait until after the mid-term elections.

Chloe Rogerson, like many others, adopted a dog during the COVID-19 lockdown. She fell in love with her new pet, Diesel, but had trouble finding cute bandanas for him due to his large size.

(WB) Same-sex couples in Slovenia can now marry and adopt children after the country’s Constitutional Court on Friday ruled a law that limits marriage and adoption to heterosexual partners is unconstitutional.

In the short time since same-sex marriage became legal throughout the U.S., wedding trends among LGBT couples have changed dramatically. A survey conducted via collaboration between WeddingWire, Inc., GayWeddings, The Gay Wedding Institute and Community Marketing & Insights (CMI) found that 79 percent of same-sex couples are now celebrating their unions with a formal ceremony and reception with invited guests. That figure represents a 36 percent increase since a similar survey conducted in 2013.The average same-sex couple spends $11,000 on their wedding, according to the survey, an 88 percent increase since 2013. More than two-thirds of those weddings are held in the couple’s home state because they no longer need to travel to other states or countries to tie the knot.

The Respect for Marriage Act passed in the U.S. House – again. But this time fewer Republicans voted for it the second time.

Now Jonathan and Frederic the Tortoises can have the wedding of their dreams.

There were times during the U.S. Supreme Court’s oral argument in this session’s highly significant LGBT case when some listeners might have thought they were hearing a modern-day dramatic interpretation of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.

(WB) A referendum on the extension of marriage rights to same-sex couples in Switzerland is likely to take place later this year.

(WB) A law that allows same-sex couples to legally marry in Switzerland took effect on Friday.

(AP) Teen suicide attempts in the U.S. declined after same-sex marriage became legal and the biggest impact was among gay, lesbian and bisexual kids, a study found.

(AP) Tens of thousands of people have marched in Paris to call for the repeal of a law allowing gay marriage, six months before France's next presidential election.

(WB) WNBA star Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s defeat in his country’s presidential election and the extension of marriage and other rights to LGBTQ and intersex people around the world made headlines over the past year.

(LA Blade) A powerful voice for the trans community, writer and journalist Rebecca Juro died at the hospital Dec. 17, suffering from complications caused by lung cancer.