Marriage Equality

Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or gender identity. Legal recognition of same-sex marriage is sometimes referred to as marriage equality, particularly by advocates and supporters.

Since 2000, eleven countries (Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Sweden) have legalized same-sex marriage, as have parts of Brazil and Mexico. In 2013, bills to legalize same-sex marriage were passed in Uruguay, New Zealand and France, although those laws have not yet taken effect.

In the United States, same-sex marriage is legal in nine states (Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont and Washington), and in the District of Columbia. (Same-sex marriage will become legal in Delaware on July 1, 2013, and in Rhode Island on August 1, 2013.)

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Nevada

Nevada state Assembly approves same-sex marriage resolution

Thursday, May 23, 2013
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Nevada is one step closer to giving voters another chance to allow same-sex marriage in the Silver State. [ Read more → ]
mnunited

Minn. group spent $2M lobbying for same-sex marriage

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The group that pushed Minnesota lawmakers to legalize gay marriage invested more than $2 million in its successful lobbying effort. [ Read more → ]
Joe-Biden

Biden: Jewish leaders helped change attitudes toward gay marriage

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and other issues. [ Read more → ]
Bisbee, Ariz.

Arizona mining town advances revised civil unions measure

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
BISBEE, Ariz. -- The Bisbee, Ariz., city council is moving forward with a revised version of an ordinance that would legalize civil unions for same-sex couples. [ Read more → ]
UK

Same-sex marriage bill clears UK House of Commons

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
LONDON -- Britain's House of Commons has passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in England and Wales. [ Read more → ]
Bob Vander Plaats

Iowa anti-gay activist explains his opposition to gay marriage: ‘It’s awful’

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
KSFY-TV in Sioux Falls on Monday took on the debate about legalizing same-sex marriage in South Dakota by airing a report on how Iowans are faring under that state’s four-year-old marriage equality law. [ Read more → ]
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

Baltimore mayor to preside over Pride Festival mass wedding

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
BALTIMORE -- Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will officiate a mass wedding for same-sex couples during the Baltimore Pride Festival next month. [ Read more → ]
Gov. Pat Quinn (D-Ill.)

Governor pressures Ill. House to act on marriage bill before session ends

Monday, May 20, 2013
CHICAGO -- Gov. Pat Quinn says Illinois has a chance to make history before the end of the legislative session, and is pressuring House lawmakers to act on the issue of marriage equality. [ Read more → ]
France

BREAKING: French president signs marriage equality bill into law

Saturday, May 18, 2013
PARIS — French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate. [ Read more → ]
France

France’s constitutional authority rejects challenge to marriage equality law

Friday, May 17, 2013
PARIS -- France's constitutional council, the country's highest constitutional authority, on Friday rejected a challenge by conservative lawmakers to the country's new marriage equality law, saying the law is constitutional. [ Read more → ]
Nevada

Nevada Assembly panel advances bill to repeal ban on same-sex marriage

Thursday, May 16, 2013
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- A resolution to abolish Nevada's ban on same-sex marriage has passed an Assembly committee. [ Read more → ]
Ron Sandack

Gay marriage supporter drops bid to lead Illinois Republican Party

Thursday, May 16, 2013
CHICAGO — A candidate for the chairmanship of the Illinois Republican Party who supports same-sex marriage has pulled out of contention for the post. [ Read more → ]
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Poll: Mich. voters support repealing state’s ban on same-sex marriage

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
LANSING, Mich. -- A new poll finds that a majority of Michigan voters support repealing the state's ban on same-sex marriage, and replacing it with an amendment to allow gay couples the freedom to marry. [ Read more → ]
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (left) and Eric Stonestreet, from ABC's sitcom "Modern Family."Photo: Peter "Hopper" Stone, Courtesy ABC

ACLU: Time for TV’s ‘Modern Family’ gay couple to get married

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union is lobbying for the most prominent gay parents on U.S. television to get married. The campaign aimed at ABC's "Modern Family" comes as momentum for gay marriage builds in parts of the country. [ Read more → ]
Kim Jho Gwang-soo (left) and Kim Seung-Hwan via Facebook

Filmmaker plans campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in South Korea

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
SEOUL, South Korea -- An openly gay filmmaker in South Korea on Wednesday said he plans to campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in the conservative nation, while announcing plans to marry his partner of nine years. [ Read more → ]
Virginia

Poll finds significant shift in Virginia in support of same-sex marriage

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A new poll finds that a majority of voters in Virgina now support marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples, reflecting a significant shift in public opinion over the last two years. [ Read more → ]
Gov. Mark Dayton

BREAKING: Minn. governor signs marriage equality bill — ‘Love is the law’

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Governor Mark Dayton has signed the state's marriage equality bill into law, making Minnesota the 12th U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
Gay marriage sponsors Rep. Karen Clark, right, and Sen. Scott Dibble celebrate after the Minnesota House passed the gay marriage bill on May 9. The two openly gay Minnesota state lawmakers, who respectively sponsored the measure in the state House and Senate, will witness Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton sign the bill in a ceremony on Tuesday on the front steps of Minnesota’'s Capitol.Photo: Jim Mone, AP

As signing ceremony approaches, Minn. marriage bill sponsors say ‘It’s personal’

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- When Gov. Mark Dayton adds his signature to the bill legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota later Tuesday, its two main sponsors will stand triumphantly beside him admiring the fruits of their long and often demoralizing struggle for gay rights. [ Read more → ]
Arizona Flag Closeup

Poll: Majority of Arizona voters now support marriage equality

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- After years of beating the drums against same-sex marriage, a majority of Arizonans now say they support marriage equality. [ Read more → ]
Brazil

Ruling: Brazilian states must register same-sex civil unions as marriages

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil's National Council of Justice on Tuesday said that notary publics throughout the country must register same-sex civil unions as marriages if the couple requests it. [ Read more → ]
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