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Rev. Shelton Fabre, the next leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky, has a history of speaking out against racism, and against same-sex marriage.

House Republicans in Virginia just voted down a bill to amend the state's Constitution that would have removed a defunct ban against same-sex marriage and codified marriage equality at the state level. ( HJ 582 , SJ 5 )

Marriage is ‘sacred and secular’ - The Lutheran Commission on Theology and Church Relations asks Pastors to sign marriage laws and respect the legalization of same-sex marriage; answers questions about the role of clergy in legal marriage following the 2015 Obergefell marriage equality ruling.

In 1948, an interracial couple in California challenged the state's anti-miscegenation laws and won. The Perez v Sharp case ended a state ban on interracial marriage, and was referenced in future landmark cases, including Loving v Virginia and In re Marriage Cases, as precedent for a fundamental constitutional right to marry.

Pope Francis speaks out again against blessing same-sex marriages within the Catholic Church.

It's the sixth anniversary of the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutionally protected right to marry in all 50 states.

Pope Francis and Vatican announce new penalties for those attempting to ordain women, including automatic excommunication. Francis addresses the first changes to the Catholic Church's Code of Canon Law since 1983 with his “Tend the Flock” message.

Wedding venues in North Carolina and Ohio refused service to same-sex couples. We look at current protections for first amendment rights and religion, LGBTQ+ individuals, and how the law might change if The Equality Act passes.

An update from American Marriage Ministries on the fight against Tennessee's discriminatory anti-online ordination law SB 1377 / HB 0213. With information on how ministers and couples can protect themselves when applying for or filing marriage licenses with the county.

Six states are considering raising the minimum age for marriage, in what seems to be increased attention to laws regulating child marriage in the US.

In a landmark decision, a District Court in Japan ruled the government's same-sex marriage ban violated Article 14 of the country's constitution, making it unconstitutional.

Jim Obergefell talks about marriage equality with The Advocate magazine's podcast LGBTQ&A, ahead of the six year anniversary of the Obergefell v Hodges same-sex marriage case.

The Vatican disappointed Catholics, LGBTQ+ couples, and allies around the world with its statement that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex marriages. AMM stands firmly behind the right of all people to marry.

New legislation would increase protections for same-sex couples. New Jersey, Texas, Florida, and Virginia all have bills being considered, that would remove same-sex marriage bans, remove gendered language, and more.

A proposed law in Virginia aims to update marriage laws without addressing current minister discrimination