The Engagement

Ten years ago, the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage the law of the land — something even more stunning in retrospect than it did in the moment. If Obergefell had arrived at the court two years earlier or two years later it likely would have turned out very differently. ->

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I’ve got a story to tell you. It’s about the largest election-fraud conspiracy in American history (until now) and the churchgoing suffragist who partnered with a reformed-murderer-turned-crusading-prosecutor to expose it and send 116 men to prison. —> smithsonianmag.com/history/trailb…

Marriage equality is popping up again on ballots nationwide—this time as LGBT activists seek to remove language banning same-sex unions. Only one thing is missing from the desired rematch over Prop 8: the people who passed it in the first place. —> politico.com/news/magazine/…

This @nytimesbooks display of the "Best Books Since 2000" is great scrolling fun, and nice to see my @Engagement_Book made the cut. #2021-the-engagement-sasha-issenberg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nytimes.com/interactive/20…

"Is it destabilizing or demobilizing our base? Is it persuading voters? If not, it is a problem for society. But it’s not a 50-plus-one problem.” How the Biden campaign braintrust views the disinformation threat, from my new book THE LIE DETECTIVES: politico.com/news/magazine/…

For over a decade, people have asked when I would write a sequel to @victorylab. I had no good answer until now: "THE LIE DETECTIVES: In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age" will be out next week. Learn more and order: sashaissenberg.com

Disinformation is destroying democracy. Can it make our political campaigns better? I make the case in this Saturday's @wsj, inspired by my new book THE LIE DETECTIVES, out next week: wsj.com/politics/elect…

This week @JoeBiden will host a South Lawn ceremony to enact the Respect for Marriage Act. It undoes the Defense of Marriage Act, which @BillClinton signed at midnight out of public view. From @Engagement_Book, here is the full story of how that happened: politico.com/news/magazine/…

"When Baehr v. Lewin was filed in 1991, same-sex marriage was considered an oxymoron. Few, other than the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, believed it was possible." Read Baehr attorney @danielf04945154 on the long road to this week's Senate vote. civilbeat.org/2022/12/reflec…

Whoa! This basically mirrors what @SIssenberg said about Sinema and Arizona's same-sex marriage ballot initiative shaped how she views bipartisanship.

The surprise shouldn't be in @TulsiGabbard leaving the Democratic party but in having ended up there in the first place. She is scion of a political dynasty responsible for mobilizing the world's first organized opposition to same-sex marriage rights. From my @Engagement_Book:

#OnThisDay in 1996...President @BillClinton made the Defense of Marriage Act law, with a late-night signing that left questions about his motives. #history #politics #lgbthistory #samesexmarriage #lgbt sashaissenberg.com/post/september…

#OnThisDay in 1996... Judge Kevin Chang gaveled Baehr v. Miike to order at 8:33 a.m., marking the first time that the question of same-sex marriage rights had ever come to trial in an American courtroom. #Hawaii #history #politcs #lgbthistory #lgbt sashaissenberg.com/post/september…

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You can read the op-ed here: politico.com/news/magazine/…

Last night, @sissenberg joined @AliciaOnMSNBC to discuss his recent @politico op-ed on how the debate over same-sex marriage continues to be an important issue for Democrats. msnbc.com/american-voice… via @msnbc @AliciaMenendez #AmericanVoices #politics

Schumer says he wants to see how much GOP support there is for gay marriage protections before bringing it to the floor, but lots of Rs won’t say how they’ll vote until he does. Some Dems want to delay recess to get it done huffpost.com/entry/same-sex…

#OnThisDay in 2005: #Canada became the world's fourth country to legalize same-sex marriage throughout its borders with the enactment of the #CivilMarriageAct. Here's what happened: sashaissenberg.com/post/july-20-2… #history #politics #lgbt