/tags/same-sex-marriage Same-Sex Marriage en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:32:42 GMT /npr-news/2022-12-09/respect-for-marriage-act-clears-congress-with-bipartisan-support The bill, which would ensure federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, now heads to President Biden's desk for signature. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:32:42 GMT /npr-news/2022-12-09/respect-for-marriage-act-clears-congress-with-bipartisan-support Ximena Bustillo, Juma Sei, Deepa Shivaram /npr-news/2022-11-16/same-sex-marriage-bill-advances-in-the-senate-with-bipartisan-support Democrats and Republicans advanced a bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, clearing a major hurdle toward final passage. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:34:07 GMT /npr-news/2022-11-16/same-sex-marriage-bill-advances-in-the-senate-with-bipartisan-support Lexie Schapitl /npr-news/2022-07-19/bill-to-protect-same-sex-and-interracial-marriage-passes-overwhelmingly-in-the-house Wary of political fallout, GOP leaders didn't direct members to hold the party line against the bill and dozens of Republicans joined Democrats in passing it. But it will likely stall in the Senate. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:40:12 GMT /npr-news/2022-07-19/bill-to-protect-same-sex-and-interracial-marriage-passes-overwhelmingly-in-the-house The Associated Press /vpr-news/2015-11-12/vermont-professor-calls-polygamy-the-new-marital-rights-frontier A Vermont college professor says that polygamy is about to become the new marital and civil rights issue. You heard right: Janet Bennion, a professor ofâ€� Thu, 12 Nov 2015 14:12:08 GMT /vpr-news/2015-11-12/vermont-professor-calls-polygamy-the-new-marital-rights-frontier Mitch Wertlieb, Kathleen Masterson /vpr-news/2015-06-26/vermont-attorney-who-fought-for-civil-unions-relieved-by-supreme-court-decision On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court passed down a landmark decision that legalizes same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Attorney Susan Murray has beenâ€� Fri, 26 Jun 2015 20:36:11 GMT /vpr-news/2015-06-26/vermont-attorney-who-fought-for-civil-unions-relieved-by-supreme-court-decision Annie Russell, Alex Keefe /vpr-news/2015-06-16/new-documentary-depicts-vermont-lawyers-fight-for-same-sex-marriage The new documentary The State of Marriage tells the story of a prominent civil rights attorney and two small-town Vermont lawyers whose legal battle pavedâ€� Tue, 16 Jun 2015 21:22:33 GMT /vpr-news/2015-06-16/new-documentary-depicts-vermont-lawyers-fight-for-same-sex-marriage Mitch Wertlieb, Kathleen Masterson /programs/2015-03-24/is-this-the-best-way-to-make-a-law This spring, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up two questions of same-sex marriage: whether states should be permitted to ban it, and whether they mustâ€� Tue, 24 Mar 2015 16:00:00 GMT /programs/2015-03-24/is-this-the-best-way-to-make-a-law Patti Daniels, Jane Lindholm /programs/2013-06-27/kunin-what-equality-means June 26, 2013 will go down in history. The Supreme Court decisions on same sex marriage will give couples in states that have approved same sex marriage,â€� Thu, 27 Jun 2013 17:33:46 GMT /programs/2013-06-27/kunin-what-equality-means Madeleine M. Kunin /programs/2013-06-27/vt-reacts-to-supreme-courts-support-of-same-sex-marriage Thurs 6/27/13 at Noon & 7PM: Wednesday morning's Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act was greeted with a lot of officialâ€� Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMT /programs/2013-06-27/vt-reacts-to-supreme-courts-support-of-same-sex-marriage Patti Daniels, Jane Lindholm /vpr-news/2013-06-26/vermont-political-leaders-praise-court-ruling-on-doma Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy voted for the original Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 â€� a vote he now says is one of the biggest mistakes of his longâ€� Wed, 26 Jun 2013 21:18:36 GMT /vpr-news/2013-06-26/vermont-political-leaders-praise-court-ruling-on-doma Bob Kinzel