When Keith Orr first introduced Martin Contreras as his husband at the neighborhood gay bar they owned together during Sunday brunch in March 2014, he paused for dramatic effect. The dining room at Aut Bar  in Ann Arbor’s Braun Court was overflowing with …

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Ahead of the 2023 legislative session that starts next month, a Republican lawmaker pre-filed two bills aimed at LGBTQ youth. One of them would ban trans students from using their gender-aligning bathrooms in school. The other would prohibit doctors from …

The “Respect for Marriage Act” recently passed Congress with unanimous Democrat support and help from 39 Republicans in the House and 12 in the Senate. President Joe Biden signed it Tuesday. This bill, HR8404, is a reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s …

A handful of Ohio Republicans in Congress joined Democrats Thursday to support federal legislation that would enshrine protections for same-sex and interracial marriage amid concerns that those rights could be threatened in the future. The legislation, …

Florida’s two Republican U.S. senators – Marco Rubio and Rick Scott — both voted Wednesday against a procedural measure that would federally recognize and protect same-sex marriage and interracial marriage. The measure advanced on a 62-37 vote, and it will …

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