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Tag: same-sex marriage

VIDEO: Love Wins: After Decades of Struggle, Marriage Equality Now the...

A recent ruling by the Supreme Court finally puts an end to marriage equality bans. The historic decision requires all 50 states to now permit LGBTQ couples "the fundamental right to marry."

Five Cheers and Four Raspberries for the Supreme Court as it...

Congratulations to the five Supreme Court justices for not blowing one result of the court's pig-headedness and making marriage equality the law of the land. This was a victory for common sense and basic democracy.

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