Marriage, Homosexuality | featured news

The passage of the “marriage for all” law came after months of sometimes angry debate and a series of major protests.

Jubilant gay rights advocates called the results a historic turning point, a sign that public opinion is shifting in their direction.

A federal court rules that California's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, potentially clearing the way for the case to be heard by the Supreme Court.

Of 1,000 adults surveyed, 53% say the government should give legal recognition to gay marriages; 44% were opposed.

The passage makes New York the most populous state in the Union to legalize same-sex marriages -- despite Libertarian warnings from an Archbishop.

Many lawmakers and staff members say the issue would probably pass if it were brought up for consideration.

When suits challenge the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law barring recognition of same-sex marriages, federal lawyers will now tell judges it should be struck down.

Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle are in love and want to tie the knot - but they don't want to get married. The 26-year-old Londoners think they should be allowed to have a civil partnership, a form of legal union available in Britain only to same-sex couples.

A judge in Dallas ruled on Thursday that the state court on which she sits has the jurisdiction to hear a divorce suit by a gay couple who were married outside Texas where same-sex marriages are banned.