New Zealand Joins the Same-Sex Marriage Club
Following a wave of recent votes in favor of marriage equality, New Zealand has become the 13th nation to formally recognize same-sex marriages.
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Following a wave of recent votes in favor of marriage equality, New Zealand has become the 13th nation to formally recognize same-sex marriages.
After clearing an important hurdle in the French Senate this morning, a new bill that would allowing nationwide same-sex marriage will likely become law by the end of the summer.
Portman says the reversal stems from his 21-year-old gay son coming out to him two years ago, as he now becomes the first Republican Senator on that side of the controversial issue as it heads for landmark arguements in the Supreme Court.
Though it's no surprise that president's in favor of same-sex marriages, one or two heads were turned on Thursday when the Obama administration inserted itself into California's Prop. 8 debate.
A day after a group of prominent Republicans joined a Supreme Court battle over gay marriage, dozens of major American corporations, including Facebook, Apple, and Intel, announced they would also side with the pro-equality forces in court.
At least 75 prominent Republicans, including two sitting members of Congress, will file a brief with the Supreme Court this week defending the idea that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
The Senate's much anticipated immigration plan did not include same-sex couples, but according to reports on Monday night, President Obama will include them in the proposals of a major speech in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon that will seek to build on "momentum" from Congress.
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The Department of Homeland Security made it clear to Democratic lawmakers this week that a same-sex relationship qualifies as a reason to delay deporting an illegal immigrant living in the U.S.
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Billionaire Internet mogul Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, are giving a $2.5 million donation to the backers of Referendum 74, a ballot initiative that would legalize same-sex marriage in Washington State.
The Episcopal Church has approved a new liturgy that allows priests and bishops to provide official blessings for same-sex marriages.
Bravo, Google. The tech giant announced a new campaign to legalize same sex marriage across the world at an LGBT conference on Saturday.
Perhaps an answer to the question on just how deliberate Vice President Biden's pre-emptive same-sex marriage endorsement was: He apologized to President Obama for jumping the gun, The New York Times reports.
Dancing with the Stars runner-up Bristol Palin takes issue with President Obama's announcement that his daughters helped "evolve" his thinking on gay marriage, and not a few people have pointed out that her post on the subject lacks some, um, self-awareness.
Maryland's governor signed a gay marriage bill into law Thursday, but the likelihood of a statewide referendum on gay marriage remains high.
With Thursday's news that another of the four Republican senators in New York who voted for gay marriage had lost the support of a local conservative committee, we're starting to see the contours of the case against them, which isn't based on their gay marriage vote—or so the opponents say.
Washington's Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a gay marriage bill into law at a ceremony Monday, meaning same-sex couples will likely be able to get married there beginning June 7.
The New Jersey Senate just passed a gay marriage bill by a vote of 24-16, but Gov. Chris Christie has said he'd veto such a law, so it's still unlikely we'll see same-sex marriages there in the immediate future.
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein attracted notice Monday when the Human Rights Campaign posted a 30-second video on the Web that features his endorsement of same-sex marriage.
Regardless of the final outcome, the state legislature has sent a message to the people
Same sex couples surge into state's capitol in record breaking numbers
Majority Leader Dean Skelos says there will be no vote tonight
Former Giants receiver, New Jersey resident David Tyree will deliver an anti-gay marriage petition
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