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President Obama signed an executive order on Monday that bans workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity among federal contractors. The executive order gives the Secretary of Labor…more»

A member of the South Bend Common Council was arrested Saturday morning on OWI charges. Councilman Henry Davis Jr. (D-District 2) was allegedly driving in the wrong direction on the…more»

The United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ruled on Friday that Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The voter-approved referendum passed with 75 percent support in…more»

The state of Indiana’s same-sex marriage appeal will be heard before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on August 13. Attorney General Greg Zoeller filed the emergency appeal…more»

Indiana Governor Mike Pence has sent a memo to state agencies telling them to not recognize same-sex marriages performed in the state. Indiana’s ban on same-sex marriage was struck down…more»

Chicago’s Gay Pride Parade 2014 was held on Sunday, June 30, 2014. South Bend Voice took these photos from the second floor of an apartment overlooking the parade near Halsted…more»

Chicago’s Gay Pride Parade is always a fun and lively event. Even as it has suffered in recent years from rampant commercialism pervasive in American culture, its symbolic significance in…more»

Seven Indiana counties are dragging their feet in issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. US District Judge Richard Young struck down Indiana’s ban on gay marriage on Wednesday. His ruling,…more»

The disadvantages that women face in male-centric 21st century American society are unquestionable. While job opportunities have slowly opened, gender roles have evolved, and the wage gap has steadily closed,…more»

Today’s marriage equality ruling was historic. Judge Young’s ruling means that Indiana joins twenty other states where same-sex marriage is legal. State courts or US District Courts in another seven…more»