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Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, on October 18, 2023. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
December 19, 2023, 6:31 am
In radical shift, Pope Francis approves priestly blessings for same-sex couples
Blessings must not be tied to any specific Catholic celebration or religious service, and may not be conferred at the same time as a civil union ceremony, says Vatican document
By Nicole Winfield and David Crary
In this Friday, June 26, 2015 file photo, people gather in Lafayette Park to see the White House illuminated with rainbow colors in commemoration of the Supreme Court's ruling to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
November 30, 2022, 2:06 am
Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage with bipartisan support
Bill ensuring same-sex and interracial marriages are enshrined in federal law approved 61-36 including vote from 12 Republicans
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined from left by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks to reporters following a closed-door policy meeting on the lame duck agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
November 17, 2022, 2:34 am
Landmark same-sex marriage legislation clears key Senate hurdle
Bill has gained steady momentum since Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending federal right to abortion
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Baker Cathy Miller talks during an interview with The Californian in 2018, in Bakersfield, California. (Henry A. Barrios/The Bakersfield Californian via AP)
October 24, 2022, 2:36 am
Judge rules in favor of US baker who refused same-sex wedding cake
California court in discrimination lawsuit says business owner acted lawfully while upholding her Christian beliefs about marriage
By AP
In this Friday, June 26, 2015 file photo, people gather in Lafayette Park to see the White House illuminated with rainbow colors in commemoration of the Supreme Court's ruling to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
September 9, 2022, 6:21 am
100 US Jewish groups back bill codifying gay marriage protections into federal law
Bill enshrining 2015 Supreme Court decision has chance to pass after 47 Republicans join Democrats in moving it through House and with several GOP Senators planning to follow suit
By Ron Kampeas
A person holds up a sign referencing the Stonewall Inn, during a queer liberation march for Black Lives Matter and against police brutality, June 28, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
June 26, 2022, 10:56 pm
Pride parades held across US under shadow of court threat to same-sex marriage
Marchers look to both celebrate LGBTQ community and make statement days after conservative justice signaled that court could reverse 2015 decision recognizing gay marriage
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN
Couple takes part in a mass same-sex wedding in Tel Aviv, June 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
May 11, 2022, 1:00 pm
Same-sex couple wins NIS 80,000 from wedding venue that turned them away
After two women persisted in attempting to book the site, a representative explained to them that ‘we do not do such things’
By ToI Staff
Rabbis Becca Walker (left) and Ariella Rosen became the first same-sex rabbinical couple to be married in the Conservative movement. (Kelly Prizel Photography via JTA)
November 6, 2021, 9:30 am
In 1st for Conservative movement, women rabbis tie knot in same-sex wedding
‘It feels like we shouldn’t be groundbreaking,’ Rabbi Becca Walker says after marrying Rabbi Ariella Rosen in wedding officiated by another lesbian rabbi
By Alix Wall
In this photo provided by Jocelyn Augustino, Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, center, officiates a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony attended by family and friends for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, left, and his partner, Marlon Reis, in Boulder, Colorado, on September 15, 2021. (Jocelyn Augustino via AP)
September 17, 2021, 7:08 pm
Colorado governor, partner tie knot in Jewish wedding
Jared Polis, the first openly gay US governor, marries partner of 18 years: ‘We couldn’t be happier to be married at last’
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Illustrative: Lesbian couples Chen Ying-hsuan, right, holds Li Li-chen's hand during a military mass weddings ceremony in Taoyuan city, northern Taiwan on Oct. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
March 15, 2021, 7:03 pm
Vatican says Church ‘doesn’t have power’ to bless ‘sin’ of same-sex unions
Such relationships, even with positive elements to be valued, are not ‘legitimate objects of an ecclesial blessing’ as they go against ‘creator’s plan,’ doctrinal office maintains
By AFP
Nadiv Schorer, right, married Ariel Meiri in 2020 with Orthodox rabbi Avram Mlotek officiating. (David Perlman Photography via JTA)
November 6, 2020, 12:45 am
Small but growing number of US Orthodox rabbis officiating same-sex weddings
They’re breaking ranks to perform ceremonies unthinkable until recently in the Orthodox Jewish world
By Josefin Dolsten
Illustrative: Leana Tapnack, seen here with mikvah attendant Talia Lakritz at the West Side Mikvah in New York, decided to observe the laws of niddah together with her wife, Sandy. (Courtesy of Tapnack/ via JTA)
October 24, 2020, 6:46 am
How queer Jews find meaning in the biblical laws of family purity
Guidelines around menstruation and intimacy are a pillar of Jewish life that many same-sex couples refuse to abandon, even as they fear rejection by those running the ritual baths
By Josefin Dolsten
Pope Francis delivers his message on the occasion of the weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, October 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
October 21, 2020, 6:39 pm
In first, Pope Francis publicly endorses same-sex civil unions
‘Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God,’ says pontiff in new documentary
By Nicole Winfield
Rabbi Avram Mlotek, center, performs his first same-sex wedding, February 2020. (Courtesy of Mlotek via JTA)
February 20, 2020, 8:48 am
After endorsing same-sex marriages, a US Orthodox rabbi performs his first
Avram Mlotek says ceremony joining two men ‘in sacred, covenantal relationship’ was ‘joyous, Jewish, spiritual, full of love,’ similar to other events he has officiated at
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Troye Sivan attends the #BoF500 gala dinner during New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2019 in Brooklyn, September 9, 2018. (Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for The Business of Fashion via JTA)
October 11, 2018, 4:00 pm
Gay Jewish couple gets engaged at Troye Sivan concert
Singer invites two kippah-wearing men onstage in New York for proposal, to cheers from crowd and ‘Mazel tov’ from pop star
By Josefin Dolsten
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