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Gay Marriage in the Swing States: Where Will Obama’s ‘Evolution’ Matter?
The electoral risks of President Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage are difficult to game out. The positive national trend line in support of the concept is...

Jay-Z Backs Obama’s Endorsement of Gay Marriage
"It’s discrimination plain and simple," Jay-Z said during a press conference announcing his new music festival

Will Black Voters Punish Obama For His Support of Gay Rights?
They say the arc of history bends toward justice. If that’s true then as a nation we’re having a hard time bending on the issue of gay rights. But this week will...

Obama Endorses Gay Marriage: ‘I Think Same-Sex Couples Should Be Able to Get Married’
President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced his support for gay marriage, becoming the first sitting U.S. President to endorse equal status for same-sex...
Obama’s Gay Marriage Conundrum
When Vice President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan expressed support for gay marriage in recent days, their candor underlined the calculated...
Photo Essays

Photos: Gay Rights, from Stonewall to Prop 8 and Beyond
From Stonewall to Presidential Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage

Scenes from the Marriage of Al and Tipper Gore
After 40 years of marriage, the famed Washington couple announces an impending separation
Time.com Specials

Tiananmen Square to Stonewall Inn: The 10 Most Influential Protests
New York's gay marriage law comes 42 years after the Stonewall Riots that galvanized the gay rights movement. TIME takes a look at other important protests that...

How Married Are You?
If the 20th century ushered in the age of romantic marriage, one based on expectations of love and intimacy as opposed to obligation, the 21st century is all...
