The Hawaii House of Representatives has given a civil unions bill final legislative approval Thursday. The bill’s next stop is the governor’s office, where Republican Gov. Linda Lingle has not yet said whether she will attempt a veto. The House voted 31-20 in favor of the measure, which...

There is something to celebrate for gay couples in Portugal. Having won parliament’s backing for same-sex marriage, the Constitutional Court has now given its green light to the measure. The signature of Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva is now all that is needed to make the bill law. He sent...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Supporters of gay marriage have called for Nebraska to join the few states that have legalized the unions. A rally was held Saturday at the midpoint of a pedestrian bridge over the Missouri River linking Iowa and Nebraska. Participants celebrated last April’s Iowa Supreme...

GREENWICH, CT–(Marketwire – March 22, 2010) – With same-sex marriage making headlines across the country, courts and divorce attorneys alike are taking a closer look at problems that emerge as gay and lesbian couples increasingly seek to end their marriages. With little precedent,...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Several civil rights groups that campaigned against California’s same-sex marriage ban have lost an attempt to keep internal memos and e-mails from lawyers for the other side. U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker ruled Monday that they must surrender the campaign...

Pennsylvania residents can breathe easy knowing their legislators are working hard to maintain an atmosphere of equality and inclusion throughout the state. Although the state doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages, currently an amendment to define the institution of marriage has not passed. Republicans...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two glowing brides in matching white gowns and four other same-sex couples made history in Mexico City on Thursday as they wed under Latin America’s first law that explicitly approves gay marriage. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard was a guest of honor at the weddings of Judith Vazquez...

Free live streaming by Ustream Tuesday, March 9th marks the first day that same-sex couples in the District of Columbia will be able to marry. The Human Rights Campaign is hosting three ceremonies at our DC headquarters building and will be broadcast here live. Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend Officiant:...

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(AP) – At least 50 same-sex couples were lined up to apply for marriage licenses when city offices opened Wednesday, the day the unions became legal in the nation’s capital. Cheering erupted from the crowd when the first couple signed in at the city’s marriage bureau inside the Moultrie...