The Obama administration announced last week that it will no longer defend in court a part of the Defense of Marriage Act that forbids the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage. One widow’s story was one of two cases pending in federal courts cited in the announcement of President...

In a 13-8 vote, an Iowa House committee has approved a measure calling for a referendum on a constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. The measure, House Joint Resolution 6, calls for a constitutional amendment to declaring “marriage between one man and one woman shall be the only legal union valid...

The last few months have been nothing short of bittersweet for proponents of marriage equality. We’ve seen some gains, we’ve seen some losses, we’ve seen some extreme setbacks. This month, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is set to sign a bill that will recognize civil unions for same-sex...

In a landmark 32-24 vote, legislation recognizing civil unions among gay and lesbian couples passed the Illinois Senate Wednesday afternoon. The bill now moves to Gov. Quinn, who has pledged to sign it. More to follow. SOURCE

Veteran actress Betty White says she supports gay marriage and doesn’t understand how people can oppose it so much. The 88-year-old former star of Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore Show said people should mind their own business. She told Parade magazine: “I don’t care who anybody sleeps with....

If only everyone had this sort of logic and common sense, then perhaps we wouldn’t be in the situation that we’re in today …

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A gay couple has filed a federal lawsuit in Cheyenne challenging the Wyoming law that defines marriage as existing only between a man and a woman. David Shupe-Roderick, 25, and Ryan W. Dupree, 21, who are representing themselves in court, although neither is a lawyer said the Laramie...

As many of you may have already figured out, we hear at Speak Equal took a bit of a blogging recess this past summer. Nothing horribly and dramatic happened, merely several of our teammates and moving parts had a summer chock full of classes, work, training, and travel. With that being said, it’s...

The Minnesota Family Council is attempting to intervene in opposition to a lawsuit seeking legal gay marriage in Minnesota. The group is represented by Alliance Defense Fund attorney Jordan Lorence, who frequently represents conservative Christian groups around the country in gay rights cases. He’s...

BOSTON — An attorney for married gay couples has argued that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional because it treats same-sex married couples differently than heterosexual couples. Mary Bonauto, an attorney with Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, said in federal court in...