Gay marriage, once an unpopular concept nationwide, is widely accepted today. And more so in certain states like Vermont. “People take for granted that same-sex couples can get married nowadays,” Bill ...

Twenty-five years ago, civil unions – the first marriage-equivalent protections for same-sex couples ever in the world – went into effect in Vermont. Before July 1, 2000, gay and lesbian couples in ...

The Palatine couple had been in love for nearly two decades and entered into a civil union when Illinois legalized them in 2011. After the state legalized same-sex marriage three years later, they ...

A decade after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling affirming that the Constitution guarantees same-sex couples the same rights and responsibilities of marriage as different-sex couples, public ...

A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter and has been updated following Kim Davis’ cert petition. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Marriage equality was a ...

Is it possible for Americans to reach a majority consensus on issues that historically were the topic of intense discord? This week, a decision made by the Supreme Court offers us significant hope ...

From the opening shots of the American Revolution, Massachusetts has always blazed a trail of progress for our nation. Twenty years ago the commonwealth became the first state to issue marriage ...

Vermont became the first state to grant marriage-equivalent rights to same-sex couples through civil unions in 2000. The Vermont Supreme Court's decision in Baker v. Vermont, which prompted the ...