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Sep 10, 20202 min read
September 10, 1996: Marriage goes on trial in Honolulu
ON THIS DAY IN 1996... Judge Kevin Chang gaveled Baehr v. Miike to order at 8:33 a.m., marking the first time that the question of...
Aug 3, 20202 min read
August 3, 2004: Missouri approves 2004's first constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
ON THIS DAY IN 2004... When Missouri legislators first introduced a proposal to write a ban on same-sex unions into the state...
Jul 22, 20202 min read
July 22, 1997: Three couples sue Vermont for marriage rights
ON THIS DAY IN 1997… Three Burlington-area couples sue Vermont for the right to marry in the movement’s first deliberately plotted test...
Jul 20, 20202 min read
July 20, 2005: Canada legalizes same-sex marriage
ON THIS DAY IN 2005... With the enactment of the Civil Marriage Act, Canada became the world's fourth country to legalize same-sex...
Jul 19, 20203 min read
July 19, 2011: Barack Obama endorses bill to repeal Defense of Marriage Act
ON THIS DAY IN 2011.... Barack Obama formally endorsed the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal DOMA, although his White House...
Jul 18, 20202 min read
Remembering John Lewis's early, lonely support for same-sex marriage
John Lewis was one of the first American elected officials of any prominence to express support for, or at least acceptance of, same-sex...
Jul 18, 20203 min read
July 18, 2008: Fred Karger launches boycott of anti-gay-marriage backer
ON THIS DAY IN 2008… Fred Karger launched a boycott of San Diego properties owned by Prop 8 funder Doug Manchester, the first of several...
Jul 14, 20203 min read
July 14, 2004: Federal Marriage Amendment rejected by Senate
ON THIS DAY IN 2004… The Federal Marriage Amendment failed to win a Senate supermajority, forcing backers to shift their focus to...
Jul 1, 20202 min read
July 1, 2000: Civil unions come to Vermont
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY…
Same-sex couples in Vermont were able to register their relationships as civil unions.
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