Updates on the fight for marriage equality around the globe
Back to Square One in New Jersey
By Katherine Dean The New Jersey Supreme Court today decided against hearing a case brought by six same-sex couples who argue that denying them the right to...
California by the Numbers
By Katherine Dean As Californians eagerly await a ruling in the Prop 8 trial, a Field Poll released on Tuesday shows that 51 percent of...
Argentina’s President Signs Gay Marriage into Law
By Katherine Dean Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner signed the new same-sex marriage bill into law yesterday, officially making Argentina the first Latin American...
Anti-Gay Rights Group Makes the Rounds
By Katherine Dean The National Organization for Marriage (NOM), a fear-mongering, anti-gay rights group that annually pours thousands of dollars into efforts to deny gays...
Same-Sex Couples Receive Civil Partnership in Ireland
From the Irish Times: The Civil Partnership Bill, which provides legal recognition for same-sex couples in Ireland for the first time, has today been signed...
D.C. Upholds Gay Marriage
By Katherine Dean The Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals voted 5-4 on Thursday to block an initiative that would have put gay marriage on the...
Argentina Passes Gay Marriage
By Katherine Dean After many hours of heated debate, Argentina’s Senate approved a same-sex marriage bill early this morning by a vote of 33-27. The...
Argentine Lawmakers to Vote on Gay Marriage
By Katherine Dean In Argentina, where gay marriages have been performed and recognized by local officials only to be invalidated on the national level weeks...
Gayle King Comes Out for Marriage Equality
Gayle King, Oprah Winfrey‘s gal pal, announced her support for marriage equality Friday on her radio show. She summarized her reaction to last week’s DOMA...
Equality Wins: DOMA Found Unconstitutional
By Katherine Dean A federal judge in Boston ruled yesterday that portions of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) are unconstitutional because they violate...
Equality Denied in the Aloha State
By Katherine Dean Photo: Tanner/AP Republican Governor Linda Lingle vetoed House Bill 444 yesterday, which would have allowed same-sex couples in Hawaii to enter into...
Takin’ it to the Streets!
By Katherine Dean The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has issued a not-so-thinly-veiled threat to opponents of marriage equality in New York. In a statement released...
NBC “Today” Show Says No to Gay Weddings for Contest
By Kirsten Palladino The Today show on NBC says it won’t allow gay couples in its “TODAY’s Wedding: Modern Love” competition, as originally reported on...
Wisconsin Says We Don’t to Same-Sex Marriage
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage and civil unions. In a 7-0 ruling on Wednesday, June 30, the...
Iceland Prime Minister Weds After Legalizing Marriage Equality
Iceland’s prime minister has married her partner under a new law legalizing marriage equality in the country.
A Win for Same-Sex Families
By Katherine Dean The Department of Labor issued an order on Tuesday clarifying that parental rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act apply to...
