Updates on the fight for marriage equality around the globe
Illinois to Allow Civil Unions
By Katherine Dean The Illinois Senate voted 32-24 today to approve Senate Bill 1716, which will allow same-sex couples to enter into civil unions, according...
Minnesota Judge tells it Like it Is
By Katherine Dean Minnesota Fourth District Court Judge Mary S. DuFrense told the Minnesota Family Council that it has no right to intervene in a...
Students to March across America for Marriage
By Katherine Dean Six graduate students from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts will cross the country on foot to bring attention...
Aussie Members of Parliament Take Baby Steps toward Gay Marriage
By Katherine Dean Australia’s Parliament has voted 73-72 in favor of having its members canvass voters to determine whether the public would support a change...
The Fate of Marriage Equality Down Under
By Katherine Dean A vote on whether members of Australia’s Parliament should poll their electorates to gauge public opinion regarding same-sex marriage is expected in...
Legally Wed in Texas
By Katherine Dean Gay couple Mark Reed and Dante Walkup legally tied the knot last month in Texas. Yup. Texas. The Dallas natives used Skype...
More Challenges to DOMA
By Katherine Dean Two new lawsuits challenging the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which restricts federal marriage benefits to heterosexual couples, were filed in...
Aloha, Marriage Rights?
By Katherine Dean Unlike the rest of the nation, voters in Hawaii elected to retain Democratic majorities in both the state House and Senate on...
Straight Couple Wants “Gay” Partnership
By Katherine Dean Katherine Doyle and Tom Freeman, a heterosexual couple from Britain who are seeking to legally recognize gay marriage in their country through...
Marriage Equality and the Election
By Katherine Dean We don’t yet know what impact the fallout from Tuesday’s election will have on the legal recognition of same-sex marriage, but we...
Pink Raises Her Glass to Gay Weddings
Pink’s new greatest hits album includes this rockin’ new song, “Raise Your Glass,” which celebrates marriage equality. It will be available Nov. 16. For her...
Betty White Supports Gay Marriage
By Katherine Dean Our favorite Golden Girl came out in favor of gay marriage to Parade magazine on Sunday. The adorable Betty White told the...
Obama: Attitude on Gay Marriage Evolving
By Katherine Dean In a question-and-answer session at the White House on Wednesday, Joe Sudbay, of Americablog, asked President Obama where he stood on same-sex...
Legally Married Man Faces Deportation
By Katherine Dean Henry Velandia, a Venezuelan immigrant, legally married Joshua Vandiver, a U.S. citizen, in Connecticut on Aug. 29. Now, Velandia, whose application for...
New Hampshire Newspaper Won’t Print Same-Sex Marriage Announcements
By Katherine Dean The New Hampshire Union Ledger is refusing to publish marriage announcements for same-sex couples. Although gay marriage has been legally recognized in...
Date Set in Prop 8 Appeal
By Katherine Dean The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will begin hearing oral arguments in the Prop 8 trial (Perry v. Schwarzenegger) on Monday,...
