Delaware

DOVER, Del. -- A Delaware state Senator came out as gay on Tuesday while giving an impassioned speech on the Senate floor moments before the chamber voted to legalize same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]

DOVER, Del. -- The Delaware state Senate just moments ago voted 12-9 to approve a marriage equality bill, less than 30 days after the bill was first introduced in the state legislature. [ Read more → ]

DOVER, Del. -- The Delaware state Senate on Tuesday will consider a marriage equality bill in a bid to make Delaware the the eleventh state to legalize same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]

DOVER, Del. — A state Senate committee on Wednesday sent a bill authorizing same-sex marriage in Delaware to the full Senate for a vote next week. [ Read more → ]

DOVER, Del. -- A state Senate committee on Wednesday will consider a bill authorizing same-sex marriage in Delaware. The measure narrowly won passage in the House last week. [ Read more → ]

With Rhode Island poised to become the 10th state to legalize same-sex marriage following a key vote in the state’s General Assembly scheduled for Thursday, supporters of marriage equality are shifting their focus to other states. [ Read more → ]

BEAR, Del. — A sign at a Delaware church opposing same-sex marriage has been drawing national attention online. [ Read more → ]

DOVER, Del. -- — The Delaware state House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]

DOVER, Del. -- The Delaware state House of Representatives on Tuesday is expected to consider a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]

DOVER, Del. — Opponents of a bill legalizing gay marriage in Delaware are making their voices heard. Hundreds of opponents of same-sex marriage gathered Thursday at Legislative Hall to urge lawmakers to vote against the bill. [ Read more → ]

DOVER, Del. — A bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Delaware is headed to the House floor for a vote after a committee approved the measure Wednesday in a hearing that drew an overflow crowd. [ Read more → ]

WILMINGTON, Del. — Delaware lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state, with plans to have it signed into law by the end of June. [ Read more → ]

GEORGETOWN, Del. — Some Delaware Republicans are trying to push out the state party's executive director because of his public support for legalizing same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]

WASHINGTON -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware has Tuesday announced his support for same-sex marriage, leaving only seven remaining Democratic U.S. Senators who have not yet come out in support of marriage equality. [ Read more → ]

WASHINGTON -- Delaware's lone U.S. congressman has announced his support for same-sex marriage. Democrat John Carney announced his support for marriage equality Monday on his website. [ Read more → ]

WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Delaware chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is calling on Delaware state lawmakers to pass a marriage equality bill. [ Read more → ]

DOVER, Del. -- Pending legislation authorizing same-sex marriage in Delaware has the support of the executive director of the state Republican Party, who is gay. [ Read more → ]

DOVER, Del. -- Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden is speaking out in favor of marriage equality, appearing in a new video release Wednesday by Equality Delaware, a statewide LGBT advocacy group. [ Read more → ]

WILMINGTON, Del. -- A new poll released Monday shows that a strong majority of Delaware voters want the state's General Assmebly to pass legislation legalizing same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]

WILMINGTON, Del. — As advocates prepare to push for a bill authorizing gay marriage in Delaware, the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is weighing in with a pastoral letter on marriage. [ Read more → ]