A little less than eleven years ago, Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage. We've come a long way since then and Vox has a fantastic video tracking each step, each poll, and each percentage in the long and winding road towards nationwide equality.

Actress Julianna Margulies and her husband Keith Lieberthal support marriage equality. Do you?

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In May, 2015 Ireland became the first country in the world to vote on same-sex marriage in a national referendum. But as Ireland moves towards greater equality, many other countries are moving in the opposite direction. Here is a snapshot of gay rights around the globe.

This November, Americans will have the opportunity to embody Lewis’ spirit, take up his mantle and carry on his enduring legacy by exercising their right to vote. John Lewis was a heroe of the civil rights movement.

As of July, 2013, same-sex marriage is legally recognized nationwide in Argentina, Belgium, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Norway, Sweden, and Uruguay. In the United States, same-sex marriages are recognized on the federal level, though same-sex couples can only marry in thirteen of the fifty states...

Freedom, justice, and human dignity have always guided our journey for a more perfect union. With historic victories for marriage, we've delivered a mandate for full equality.
The wind is at our back, but the journey has just begun.

The Human Rights Campaign looks back at some of the trailblazing coming out moments in American media that raised the profile of LGBT Americans and sparked important dialogue about the fight for equality. Celebrating 25 years of coming out!

Advocating for a More Stylish & Equal America. Jesse Tyler Ferguson Bowties Available This November, 2012 http://www.tietheknot.org

“In my time, women usually had their life stories written for them. But I didn’t like the story I was given, so I wrote a new one.” That’s Nellie Bly, the pen name of Elizabeth Cochrane. The story she wrote—in a newspaper in 1887, and, figuratively, of her life—would change the course of journalism

On Friday, February 14, actress Ellen Page speaks about the brave decision to live openly and authentically as a lesbian during the Human Rights Campaign Fund Conference: Time to Thrive.