Gay weddings have boosted state and local economies by $6 billion since marriage equality

https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-weddings-economy-boost-obergefell #MarriageEquality #LGBTQ #Economics #Economy #GayWeddings #Obergefell

Isn’t that special. https://bergetoons.blogspot.com/2025/06/q-toon-that-old-time-religion.html
Today’s #lgbtq #editorialcartoon #religion #marriageequality #transgender

Southern Baptists Endorse Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage…
“Southern Baptists voted overwhelmingly to call for the overturning of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage. They were motivated by conservative Christians’ success in reversing Roe v. Wade.” #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MarriageEquality #legal #SouthernBaptist #Religion #Bigotry

June, and a young #editorialcartoon ist’s thoughts turn to … https://bergetoons.blogspot.com/2025/06/june-toons-goons-and-honeymoons.html
#marriageequality #lgbtq #milwaukee #minneapolis #pride

And it was at about *this* time in the evening that we stopped off in a pub for a pint "on our way" to a massive results night community celebration nearby. I fell asleep while sitting upright after only a few sips.

It was at about this time 10 years ago, on Saturday, 23 May, when I burst into uncontrollable tears in a packed pub on the corner of Parliament St in Dublin

The official result of the marriage equality referendum had just been announced on TV - I had led the Dublin South Central constituency campaign, and months of effort, exhaustion, emotion, and relief erupted from within me

Ireland said Yes

An account from then: https://www.slow-journalism.com/from-the-archive/moment-that-mattered-ireland-votes-to-legalise-same-sex-marriages

A referendum on 22 May 2015 amended the Constitution of Ireland to provide that marriage is recognised irrespective of the sex of the partners. The amendment was approved by 62%-38% of the voters. Ireland became the first nation in the world to utilise a public referendum to legalise gay marriage.

: #abortion #birthcontrol #contraceptives #democrats #evolution #forcedbirth #marriageequality #samesexmarriage #uspol #uspolitics :

LGBTQ+ parents don't feel safe in the U.S., according to a new survey. @19thnews breaks down the findings, and suggests some places folks can turn to for help with gender-affirming care, relocation, legal support and more.

https://flip.it/2elxEx

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Taiwanese Metal Band CHTHONIC Returns With New Single 'Endless Aeons'

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For those of us not #LGBTQ+, we may be living in blissful ignorance & think the Marriage Equality Act made all barriers for same-sex marriage go away.

But no.

I subscribe to SSA updates. Today I got an #SSA update about same-sex marriage claims.

I asked myself "why the hell would SSA treat same-sex marriage differently from any other marriage?"

Then I read this:
https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/reference.nsf/lnx/04092025065755AM?opendocument=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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