The deeper symbolic power of Francis’ latest tone-shifting statement lies in the day that his words broke
gay marriage
Holder: State Attorneys General Don’t Have to Defend Same-Sex Marriage Bans
U.S. Attorney General stands up for six state attorneys general who didn’t defend their states’ gay marriage bans from challenges
Holder: Same-Sex Couples To Get Equal Legal Rights
New rights for couples include inmate visitation and joint bankruptcy filing, among others
The Imago Dei Campaign: Evangelical Groups Say Gays Made in God’s Image
Gays are created in the image of God. So are liberals. The rich. The undocumented. Unbelievers. Everyone, even, and most importantly, the people with whom you do not agree.
That’s the message of the Imago Dei Campaign, a new …
More Federal Agencies To Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
Customs and Border Patrol and the Department of Education will now honor same-sex unions for benefits and paperwork
Dick Cheney ‘Surprised’ by Daughters’ Gay-Marriage Spat
The former vice president reluctantly weighs in on the public family feud over gay marriage
Cheney Parents Weigh In On Daughters’ Gay-Marriage Feud
Former Vice President Dick Cheney and wife Lynne Cheney tried to turn down the temperature Monday in the ongoing spat between their daughter Liz, a Republican Senate candidate opposed to same-sex marriage, and their other daughter Mary, who is openly gay and married.
But the elder Cheneys also seemed to defend Liz Cheney in the very …
Trial of Gay-Rights Vigilante Begins Today
A Pennsylvania county clerk decides to defy state law and issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Gaffes
Caught on candid camera, whispered into a hot mic or blurted out on the campaign trail, gaffes are what make a presidential race hum. Here’s TIME’s running tally of some of the biggest verbal blunders this year.
After Shooting, Social Conservatives Describe a Movement Under Siege
Washington
The Aug. 15 shooting at the headquarters of the Family Research Council, a conservative advocacy group, has provoked an outpouring of concern from social conservatives. It wasn’t just the crime, which people of all …
In Gay Marriage Reversal, President Obama Faces Risk on All Sides
Barack Obama never did much to hide the fact that he was wobbly on his opposition to gay marriage. As far back as 2006, he wrote in the book that would be a blueprint for his presidential campaign that “as a christian” he would …
A Brief Photographic History of Glitter-Bombs
Receiving a shower of sparkles from gay rights activists has become something of a rite of passage for Republican candidates this year. But now that the Secret Service is protecting Mitt Romney, glitter-bombing’s days could be …
Hecklers and Hostile Crowds Stymie Santorum in New Hampshire
Hollis, New Hampshire
It was a scene fit for a front-runner: an overflow crowd spilling out the doors of a Rockwellian barn on Saturday afternoon, kids perched in the rafters, an American flag tacked to one wall. The only …