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Trump administration sides with Colorado baker who refused to make wedding...

In a major upcoming Supreme Court case that weighs equal rights with religious liberty, the Trump administration on Thursday sided with a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a...

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Edith Windsor, who helped end gay marriage ban, dies at 88

By Deepti Hajela and Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press NEW YORK — Edith Windsor, a gay rights pioneer whose landmark Supreme Court case struck down parts of a federal anti-gay-marriage law and paved...

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Cake fundraiser supports gay marriage as Supreme Court case involving...

By Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – Let them eat cake. Let everybody eat cake! In the pastry world, wedding cakes are the epitome of love and celebration, not a political statement....

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The pleasant, but entirely unnecessary, return of “Will & Grace”

NBC’s “Will & Grace” returns eerily unchanged and sharply intact Thursday night, as if the past 11 years never occurred. Those sappy denouements seen in the show’s finale back in 2006? It was all...

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Mormon leader reaffirms faith’s opposition to gay marriage

SALT LAKE CITY — A top Mormon leader reaffirmed the religion’s opposition to same-sex marriage on Saturday during a church conference — and reminded followers watching around the world that children...

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Trump, unlikely religious favorite, hails Christian values

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s evolution from twice-divorced casino owner viewed warily by Christian conservatives to evangelical favorite defending religious liberty was on full display Friday...

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Prominent chefs oppose Lakewood’s Masterpiece Cakeshop baker in major gay...

WASHINGTON — Prominent chefs, bakers and restaurant owners want the Supreme Court to rule against a Colorado baker who wouldn’t make a cake for a same-sex couple’s wedding. The food makers say that...

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Latest Gallup poll: Americans favor marijuana legalization more than ever before

Americans’ support for marijuana legalization has reached a new high, the latest Gallup poll shows. Gallup poll results released Wednesday found that 64 percent of adult survey respondents said they...

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Australians overwhelmingly endorse gay marriage, clearing the way for Parliament

SYDNEY — Australians voted to legalize same-sex marriage by a substantial majority, triggering elation in major cities Wednesday and overcoming a well-organized religious campaign against it. A...

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Anti-gay supporters rally for Moore, worrying LGBT community

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A smiling Roy Moore stood shoulder to shoulder with his fiercest religious allies. Flanked by a huge sign for Moore’s Senate campaign, one supporter railed against the “LGBT mafia”...

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More wrongs than rights in Masterpiece Cakeshop case

Associated Press file; AFP/Molly Kaplan, ACLUAt left, Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips; at right, David Mullins and Charlie Craig. The conversation about a cake lasted less than a minute but...

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Colorado baker case at Supreme Court on Tuesday could ripple through...

WASHINGTON — It all began with a cake, but now businesses across the wedding industry are closely watching what happens when the U.S. Supreme Court convenes Tuesday to hear the case of a religious...

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Some see echoes of ’68 court case in wedding cake dispute

WASHINGTON — The upcoming Supreme Court argument about a baker who refused to make a cake for a same-sex couple makes some civil rights lawyers think of South Carolina’s Piggie Park barbecue. When two...

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Australian Parliament allows same-sex marriages

CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian Parliament voted on Thursday to allow same-sex marriage across the nation, following a bitter and divisive debate settled by the government polling voters in a...

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Arkansas resumes issuing birth certificates after brief halt

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ governor ordered health officials on Friday to treat married lesbian and heterosexual couples the same when listing the parents on a birth certificate, in an effort to...

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Alabama Senate between Roy Moore and Doug Jones race too close to call

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A U.S. Senate campaign that was thrust into the national spotlight by allegations of sexual misconduct by one of the candidates is near the finish line. Here is a look at the race...

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Penalty to stand against Oregon baker who refused to make a cake for same-sex...

PORTLAND, Ore. — An appellate court Thursday upheld a penalty against Oregon bakery owners who refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding almost five years ago. The owners of the since-closed...

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Lesbian couple settles federal discrimination lawsuit with Cherry Creek Mortgage

A lesbian couple living in California is in the process of settling a federal discrimination lawsuit against Greenwood Village-based Cherry Creek Mortgage. Judith Dominguez, a former employee of the...

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New DOJ marijuana policy sparks latest clash over states’ rights

SAN FRANCISCO — The decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind an Obama-era policy on federal marijuana enforcement sparked an outcry from Republicans and Democrats. They argue that Sessions...

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Same-sex active-duty couple marries at West Point

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Two Army captains who met at West Point returned there to be married, in what is believed to be the first same-sex marriage of active-duty personnel at the storied New York military...

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