Family Values: A Call to Advocate Gay Marriage on Christmas Cards

This week is peak season for Christmas cards, and if you get one that features friends or relatives holding a sign that says "Equality for ALL Families in 2012" or "Love Makes a Family," you can thank Zach Wahls. Wahls is an Eagle Scout and engineering student at the University of Iowa, who also happens to be the son of two lesbian moms. Earlier this year, he unleashed an impassioned defense of g...

Time • Dec 19, 2011

Can Nepal Sell Itself as a Gay-Wedding Destination?

Last year, Nepal's openly gay lawmaker Sunil Babu Pant launched Pink Mountain, the nation's first travel agency to cater exclusively to gay tourists. Selling Nepal as a wedding destination for gay couples, many of whom live in countries where same-sex marriage is illegal, has been widely embraced by the entrepreneurs of the tourism sector, a once thriving industry that was dealt a severe blow duri...

Time • Jul 19, 2011

Are the Courts Ahead of the Public on Gay Rights?

"[Might] the backlash prove to be powerful enough to delay permanent recognition of gay marriage? There is unquestionably the risk," law professor Marc Spindelman of the Ohio State University tells TIME. "Before [Ted] Olson and [David] Boies brought their Prop 8 case ... there were deep concerns about the timing of the case because of concerns that not enough groundwork had been done to win suppor...

Time • Nov 23, 2010

After Prop. 8 Trial, What's Next?

After U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker overturned the measure, he immediately issued a stay on his decision, which means it will not go into effect until appeals are filed. The stay goes until at least Friday, when there will be another hearing. During this hearing, Judge Walker will hear arguments and decide whether to extend the stay pending appeals. If he decides not to extend the sta...

Time • Aug 5, 2010

Will Gay Marriage Pit Church Against Church?

So while both men are calling for courage and compassion among their flocks, it's not clear yet whether their message that homosexuals are sinners by definition is resonating beyond their staunchest supporters....

Time • Apr 26, 2009

The Meaning of Iowa's Gay-Marriage Decision

"This class of people asks a simple and direct question: How can a state premised on the constitutional principle of equal protection justify exclusion of a class of Iowans from civil marriage?" Justice Mark S. Cady asked. The answer? It can't....

Time • Apr 6, 2009

What Happens If You're on Gay Rights' 'Enemies List'

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Time • Nov 15, 2008

Activists Rethink Their Gay-Marriage Tactics

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Time • Nov 11, 2008