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December 13, 2022
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act, a victory for gay and lesbian couples.
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December 8, 2022
The bill, which requires all states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages, passed with nearly 40 Republican votes.
February 12, 2022
The newly married couple joins theGrio's "Mighty Love" series on Black love, romance and relationship resilience.
February 10, 2022
The engaged internet sensations share their story in theGrio's "Mighty Love" series on Black love, romance and relationship resilience.
November 10, 2015
President Obama became the first sitting president to grace the cover of an LGBT publication. He was named OUT magazine's…
September 27, 2015
Android users who don't respect Kim Davis' refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, now have a new way…
June 29, 2015
President Obama — or Reverend President — has captured America’s attention on racial inequality. He must make the issue his
June 27, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Count Donnie McClurkin is not pleased with the Supreme Court right now.
June 26, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United…
March 7, 2015
theGrio REPORT - This week, an amicus brief was filed with the US Supreme Court on behalf of 379 American…
February 1, 2015
theGrio REPORT - During an interview on CNN today, Mike Huckabee argued that Christians with “gay friends,” should still oppose…
February 14, 2014
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Virginia has become the first state in the South to have its same-sex marriage ban overturned,…
February 12, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Yoruba Richen is the creator and director of a new documentary titled The New Black, a film…
December 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Over a decade later, Harris and Duff -- an interracial couple -- are leading a charge to…
June 28, 2013
ESSAY - Looking back on the scared gay kid I once was, I never would have dreamed that I would…
June 27, 2013
OPINION - Wednesday's Supreme Court decisions srtiking down DOMA and Prop 8 provide our community with the opportunity for honest…
June 26, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The Illinois House of Representatives closed its most recent session without a vote on the issue and…
June 16, 2013
ESSAY - My father is a perfect barometer for our country's shift on equal rights when it comes to marriage.…
June 13, 2013
ESSAY - Our children see us as their parents, not their gay dads. We are working every day to be…
March 29, 2013
OPINION - In August, we celebrate the 50th year of the March on Washington. I vote for us to march…