Same-sex Marriage, Gays | featured news

The ruling ratified a decision made by voters last year, but allowed existing gay marriages to stand.

'Sex and the City' star Cynthia Nixon is engaged to her long-term girlfriend Christine Marinoni.

Council vote to honor nuptials performed in other states sends District deeper into national debate.

Even in states that don't allow gay marriage, court decisions on child custody, divorce and other issues are giving incremental rights to same-sex couples.

When Maine's highest court ruled two years ago that lesbians Marilyn Kirby and Ann Courtney could adopt the two children they had cared for since 2001, the man who has led the state battle against gay marriage for 25 years got a glimpse of the defeat now looming.

Some couples in Iowa sought waivers for a waiting period from local judges, hoping to hold their marriage ceremonies immediately.

The Vermont Senate has given its final stamp of approval to a bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry in the state.

The California Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday on the future of a ballot initiative that outlawed such unions.