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Arm holds up an American flag and a pride flag outside the US Supreme Court

How gay marriage won in the US

LGBTQ

A quarter-century ago, America was far from married to the idea of same-sex marriage.

A gay rights activist holds a placard during a rally supporting same-sex marriage, in Sydney, Australia, May 31, 2015.

Think young Australians will ignore a nonbinding mail-in vote on marriage equality? Think again.

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You Ya-ting, left, and Huang Mei-yu cast their stamps during their symbolic same-sex Buddhist wedding ceremony at a temple in Taoyuan county, northern Taiwan, on Aug. 11, 2012.

Many in Taiwan aim to make it the first Asian country with same-sex marriage

Global Politics
Man posing for camera, wearing suit

I know you voted for Trump for a better future. But please don’t forget my future.

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Collage of self portraits in black and white

After a well-known artist’s tragic death, Taiwan’s LGBT community demands marriage equality

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Puerto Rico celebrates its first same-sex weddings

Global Politics

The US Supreme Court’s ruling not only declared marriage equality in the United States, but also declared it for Puerto Rico, too.

Gay rights supporters celebrate outside the Supreme Court building in Washington on June 26, 2015. The court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution's guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law mean that states cannot ban same-sex marriages.

This Supreme Court ruling was all about religion

Belief

In its ruling on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court tries to strike a balance between marriage equality and opposition to gay marriage from people of faith.

Posters supporting a No vote on Ireland's same-sex marriage referendum are displayed in the Temple Bar area of Dublin on May 19, 2015.

Same-sex marriage divides Irish opinions, but looks set for approval

Global Politics

Polls say Ireland will become the first country on Earth to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote. But while dissenters, including the Catholic Church, haven’t spoken out loudly, the vote on Friday might still be closer than expected.