April 26 marked the 25th anniversary of civil unions becoming state law in Vermont. Here's why it's so significant.

American racism, though it rests most strongly upon social practice, is strongly bulwarked by many state and local laws. The segregated ... third colony to prohibit marriage between Negroes ...

favored legal recognition of such marriages, and ahead of the Republican National Convention in 2024, Donald J. Trump ordered the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman removed ...