Updates on the fight for marriage equality around the globe
It’s Official: Minnesota Passes Gay Marriage in Both Senate and House
There is big news for the Midwest on Monday as Minnesota Senate passed by 37-30 vote a marriage equality bill, which passed in the House...
Minnesota House Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill
The Minnesota House has passed a measure to legally recognize same-sex marriage. The vote was 75 to 59. The measure now goes to the Senate,...
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell Signing Marriage Equality Into Law Tonight, Chatting With You on Google After
Earlier we broke the news that Delaware was the 11th state to pass marriage equality. Gov. Jack Markell is set to sign the bill into...
Delaware 11th State to Legally Recognize Same-Sex Marriage
BREAKING NEWS: Delaware has just passed its marriage equality bill (HB75). The final vote was 12-9 in the Senate moments ago. The bill passed the House...
Gay Marriage in Minnesota
Gay and lesbian Minnesotans could have the freedom to legally marry as early as Aug. 1. There’s a bill that is scheduled to be debated...
NBA Player Jason Collins Comes Out, Discusses Marriage Equality, in Essay for Sports Illustrated
Jason Collins is the first openly gay active male athlete in a major U.S. team sport. Photo: Kwaku Alston/SI Editor’s note: This story appears in...
Jennifer Lopez on Gay Marriage and her New TV Show Featuring Lesbian Moms
In an interview with Extra, Jennifer Lopez discussed gay marriage and her forthcoming show, The Fosters, which premieres on ABC Family in June. The multiplatinum artist is...
Rhode Island Becomes 10th State in Nation to Pass Marriage Equality
EDITOR’S UPDATE | MAY 2, 2013: Today is the final passage of the RI marriage bill. Gov. Chafee will sign the bill this evening. Today, the...
Rhode Island Set to Pass Marriage Equality Today
BREAKING NEWS: Rhode Island will remove the last obstacle standing in the way of marriage equality today when the full Senate votes today at 4...
France Legalizes Gay Marriage
France became the 14th country to legalize gay marriage on Tuesday. The measure passed easily in the Socialist-majority Assembly, 331-225, according to the Associated Press,...
Same-Sex Marriage Passes in Nevada Senate
Gay-friendly Circus Circus Hotel and Casino‘s wedding chapel in Las Vegas A measure that would legalize gay marriage in Nevada if voters approve passed the Senate...
Marriage Equality in Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Marriage equality is now available in Rio de Janiero, Brazil! Valmir de Oliveira Silva, above center, the General Magistrate of Justice of Rio de Janiero published...
Georgia Couple Wraps Up I Do Marathon, Marrying Each Other in Eight States Offering Marriage Equality
The Frierson-Nixon family on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. displaying all eight of the couple’s marriage certificates Kacey and Chwanda Frierson-Nixon...
New Zealand 13th Country in the World to Legalize Gay Marriage
New Zealand became the 13th country in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage today as lawmakers voted 77...
Nordstrom Wedding Reception Video Features Gay and Lesbian Couples
Marriage-equality supporters Nordstrom have introduced a really fun new video featuring its employees rocking out to hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “And We Danced” in...
Tegan and Sara Drum Up Support for Marriage Equality on The Tonight Show
Heartthrobs and identical twin sisters Tegan and Sara were out and proud with their stance for marriage equality on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno...