City of Somerville removes gender ID requirement from marriage licenses
The City of Somerville, Mass. has officially updated its marriage certification process so marriage partners no longer need to identify themselves by gender. The update mirrors a recent example set earlier this...
GLAD’s Mary Bonauto reflects on 20th anniversary of marriage equality in MA
Twenty years ago today , the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its watershed decision in GLAD’s case Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, making Massachusetts the first U.S. state where same-sex couples could...
Couple hikes up Vermont mountain in wedding dresses to wed at summit
Alicia and Crystal Blakely hiked up to the 4,083-foot summit of Vermont's Camel's Hump mountain in their wedding dresses to marry each other against a backdrop of stunning fall foliage in late...
GLAD’s 24th annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner to honor plaintiffs of landmark marriage-equality...
For their 24th annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will honor the plaintiffs who won the landmark Goodridge ruling that made Massachusetts the first state in...
Congressman Chris Pappas of New Hampshire, fiancé Vann Bentley marry
US Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire and his fiancé Vann Bentley recently announced they've officially tied the knot.
Reelected in 2022, Pappas became the first openly gay...
Vermont’s first openly trans state legislator, Rep. Taylor Small, gets engaged at White House
Right after President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law last week, Vermont's first openly transgender state legislator, State Rep. Taylor Small, and her partner, Carsen Russell, both attendees of...
President Biden signs landmark Respect for Marriage Act into law
After delivering a powerful speech in a moving ceremony yesterday afternoon, President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage bill into law, ensuring federal rights for same-sex and interracial marriages. While the...
US House sends Respect for Marriage Act to President Biden to sign into law
The US House of Representatives today passed the landmark Respect for Marriage Act, ensuring federal rights for same-sex and interracial marriages, clearing the way for President Biden's signature.
US Senate passes historic Respect for Marriage Act, nearing passage into law
The US Senate passed the landmark Respect for Marriage Act, providing "relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalized gay...
GLAD responds to delayed US Senate vote on Respect for Marriage Act
The bipartisan effort in the US Senate to pass the Respect for Marriage Act — which would federally protect same-sex and interracial marriages and repeal the 1996 so-called "Defense of Marriage Act"...
