Leo Varadkar announced he is stepping down as Taoiseach, after first taking the role in 2017

The first country with majority Christian Orthodox population to pass marriage equality law

The ruling is a major setback after LGBTQ+ Indians have notched big victories over the past decade

On their wedding day, Alejandro Romero Cigarroa and Emmanuel Romero Cázares discovered that they were barred from marrying because they are HIV-positive

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If passed, the legislation would be in direct conflict with 2015’s Obergefell decision

Thirty-four U.S. states still have bans on same-sex marriage in their lawbooks or state constitutions

Between tiny countries in Europe, long-awaited changes in Mexico and events in our own backyard, it’s been a big year when it comes to the push for same-sex marriage

OPINION: The Respect for Marriage Act passed without a hitch—but Republicans still seek to control queer and trans bodies at all costs

Here’s what the act does and doesn’t do, and why advocates say it’s sorely lacking

Queer Americans are celebrating the culmination of a decade-long campaign to protect same-sex couples from one of the country’s most homophobic federal laws

Miss Argentina and Miss Puerto Rico join Niecy Nash-Betts as public figures who came out by getting married

But LGBTQ+ people still face discrimination and violence in the country—the fight for full LGBTQ+ equality continues

Mexico’s largest state legalized same-sex marriage last week and parliament took a historic vote to ban conversion therapy

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Ireland’s first openly gay prime minister resigns

Greece legalizes same-sex marriage with landmark bill

Queer Indians vow to continue fighting after Supreme Court denies same-sex marriage

Why this couple is fighting HIV discrimination in Mexico

Fear after hateful incidents in Ottawa, return of the gender reveal brush fires and more

Judge blocks Arkansas trans healthcare ban, Estonia may legalize same-sex marriage, federal court protects discrimination against queer people, Spanish town bans LGBTQ+ flag, Italy looks to cancel birth certificates of lesbian couples

Judge blocks Florida trans healthcare ban, HRC declares state of emergency, Elliot Page memoir drops, gay marriage maintains high support, Uganda anti-LGBTQ+ law

Netflix’s queer dating show, banning Tucker Carlson, India same-sex marriage case, Cook Islands decriminalize homosexuality, and Toronto protests homophobia

Oscars make history, rural Pride networks, India and same-sex marriage, Scream VI is super gay and queer Juno winners

Iowa Republican lawmakers propose same-sex marriage ban

California may hold a referendum on same-sex marriage next year. Here’s why that matters

The 10 biggest surprises in the fight for marriage equality in 2022

Republicans are coming for bodily autonomy. Why won’t Democrats take a stand?

The Respect for Marriage Act just passed. What does that mean for the future of same-sex marriage?

U.S. Senate to hold final vote on Respect for Marriage Act on Nov. 28, helping protect same-sex couples

An ode to the secret celebrity queer wedding

Same-sex marriage is finally legal throughout Mexico

‘We are very happy’: Mexico just took a giant leap toward LGBTQ+ equality