marriage equality /tags/marriage-equality marriage equality en-US Copyright Mon, 06 May 2024 13:36:52 GMT Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants /2024-05-06/methodists-end-anti-gay-bans-closing-50-years-of-battles-over-sexuality-for-mainline-protestants When the United Methodist Church removed anti-gay language from its official rules last week, it marked the end of a half-century of debates over LGBTQ inclusion in America's mainline Protestant denominations. Mon, 06 May 2024 13:36:52 GMT /2024-05-06/methodists-end-anti-gay-bans-closing-50-years-of-battles-over-sexuality-for-mainline-protestants The Associated Press U.S. Senate gives final passage to same-sex marriage bill without support from Cruz and Cornyn /news/2022-11-30/u-s-senate-gives-final-passage-to-same-sex-marriage-bill-without-support-from-cruz-and-cornyn The bill is largely a safeguard against potential action by the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, which made the Defense of Marriage Act unenforceable and enshrined the right to same-sex marriages across the country. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:40:04 GMT /news/2022-11-30/u-s-senate-gives-final-passage-to-same-sex-marriage-bill-without-support-from-cruz-and-cornyn Matthew Choi | The Texas Tribune LGBTQ Texans voting with marriage, worker protections and trans rights in mind /2022-elections/2022-11-03/lgbtq-texans-voting-with-marriage-worker-protections-and-trans-rights-in-mind The Texas Tribune spoke with LGBTQ voters, the parents of queer youth and advocates from across the state about what’s at stake for them this November. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:00:00 GMT /2022-elections/2022-11-03/lgbtq-texans-voting-with-marriage-worker-protections-and-trans-rights-in-mind Jhair Romero | The Texas Tribune