This intimate account of ten same-sex couples brings to life how the decision to marry has affected them and their extended families

To mark the milestone, revisit photos of some of the joyous events that followed the landmark decision.

This special anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an alert call to the world, reminding us that these human rights have been affirmed by all countries of the UN, but that listing them is not enough: They must also be fulfilled. We have a lot of work to do.

In response, Unitarian Universalist leaders in North America express ‘deep concern.’

When faced with unfair taxation after the death of her same-sex spouse, Edie Windsor stood for the right not to be overtaxed or undertaxed because of who you love and how you love. 

Debbie Cenziper is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at The Washington Post and the co-author of Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality. She shares the story behind this historic win that has deep ties to Unitarian Universalism....

Debbie Cenziper is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at The Washington Post. Over 20 years, Debbie's stories have sent people to prison, changed laws, prompted federal investigations and produced more funding for affordable housing, mental health care and public schools....

An intense UUA General Assembly celebrates marriage equality, affirms Black Lives Matter.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued their 5 to 4 ruling in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, establishing federal recognition of same-sex marriage. With this decision, marriage equality for same-sex couples has become the law of the land nationwide. In celebration of this historic victory for equal...

“Today the U.S. Supreme Court stood on the side of love with its 5 to 4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges establishing federal recognition of same-sex marriage. I applaud the court’s ruling as a major step in recognizing full civil rights for LGBTQ people. The ruling is cause for celebration."...

Unbounded Love Standing in the Side of the Love (SSL), the interfaith public advocacy campaign sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), celebrates 5 years of community activism, social networking and General Assembly (GA) in Providence....

population of the United States) still live in states where the right to marry is restricted on the basis of gender-preference. Support the UUA in making marriage Equality the law of the land SlateHuman Rights Campaign (HRC) website for detailed state-by-state information on marriage-equality.

What I experienced in the rotunda of an Arkansas courthouse was an ethos of graciousness.

Plaintiffs Include UU Congregations Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations in North Carolina (www.puuc.org/">Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church, Charlotte and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville) have joined the suit against the state of North Carolina led by the...

UUs in Rhode Island, Delaware, and Minnesota celebrate equal marriage rights in rapid succession.

Popular votes in Maine, Maryland, and Washington approve same-sex marriage; Minnesotans reject marriage ban.

By Christine Michell. It started off as an idea for a cool "dramatic" youth group social justice project: Making a giant pride rainbow banner in support of same sex marriage in Canada—and maybe getting a world record in the process. Soon there were four of us in the planning group—Erin, Sanford,...