Same-Sex Couples Rights & Legal News

Same-sex couples are central to ongoing conversations about legal recognition, civil rights protections, and family law reform globally — and especially in jurisdictions where marriage equality has not yet been fully legalized.

On JRL CHARTS, the Same-Sex Couples tag collects authoritative coverage of court decisions, legislative developments, human rights rulings, and policy updates that impact same-sex couples’ rights and legal protections. This includes property rights, anti-discrimination safeguards, family law matters, and advocacy efforts to advance equality.

Bookmark this page for ongoing updates, expert analysis, and fact-based reporting on issues that matter most to same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ families.

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30 09, 2022

Japan Court Denies Same-Sex Couple Long-Stay Visa

By JRL Charts|2026-02-10T22:15:35-08:00September 30th, 2022|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: Immigration Services Agency of Japan, Japan LGBTQ News, Japan Long-stay visa Same-Sex Marriage, judge Yoshitaka Ichihara, same-sex couples|

TOKYO — (09-30-22) — The Tokyo District Court in Japan on Friday, upheld the denial of a long-term residency visa to an American man who is in a same-sex marriage. The Tokyo District Court also rejected damages of 11 million yen ($76,000) sought by the U.S. national, Andrew High, and his Japanese husband, Kohei, who [...]

5 12, 2021

Biden’s Build Back Better Plan Benefits Same-Sex Married Couples with Tax Breaks and ACA Premiums

By JRL Charts|2026-02-10T22:12:48-08:00December 5th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Build Back Better Plan, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, lgbt politics, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, president Joe Biden, same-sex couples|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-05-21) — Same-Sex married couples could receive a tax break under President Joe Biden's 'Build Back Better Plan' now in the Senate. Biden's plan would correct the injustice of federal tax law that has benefited heterosexual couples but not for same-sex couples. In fact if the bill passes, same-sex couples who were [...]

15 08, 2018

‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’ Owner Sues Over Trans Customer

By JRL Charts|2018-08-15T15:14:51-07:00August 15th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics, Transgender News|Tags: Alliance Defending Freedom, anti-lgbt, Civil Rights Commission, Colorado, discrimination, Gay couples, Jack Phillips, Kristen Waggoner, lgbt politics, Masterpiece Cafe, new lawsuit, religious beliefs, same-sex couples, Trans customer, US Supreme Court|

'Masterpiece Cakeshop' owner Jack Phillips whom you will remember won his appeal to the US Supreme Court over his refusal to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, is now launching another legal challenge by suing the state of Colorado for refusing to serve a Trans woman's cake order. Jack Phillips was ordered by [...]

13 02, 2018

Adam & Eve Survey Asks: Should Same-Sex Couples Be Allowed to Adopt?

By JRL Charts|2026-02-10T22:13:08-08:00February 13th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Adam & Eve survey, adopting children, American adults, foster care, online adult stores, same-sex couples, sex survey, survey reported|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Online Adult Superstore Adam & Eve, parent company of Online Gay Adult Superstore AdamMale and for Lesbians, Eve Toys, is back this month with new results from its annual sex survey in which the company asked more than 1,000 adults how they felt about gay and lesbian [...]

23 01, 2018

U.S. State Department Sued By Binational Same-Sex Couples for Unequal Treatment

By JRL Charts|2026-02-10T22:13:20-08:00January 23rd, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Aaron C. Morris, Allison Blixt and Stefalia Zaccari, anti-LGBT policies, Dvash-Bankses, executive director, Immigration Equality, lawsuit, president trump, same-sex couples, U.S Citizenship, US State Department|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer You Can Become U.S Citizen As Long As Your White and Heterosexual WASHINGTON, D.C. — Immigration Equality is going after the Trump State Department for its anti-LGBT policy upon same-sex marriage couples today by filing two lawsuits against the U.S. State Department on behalf of two same-sex couples whose children [...]

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