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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Mexico Supreme Court cites U.S. Supreme Court cases in same-sex marriage ruling

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
MEXICO CITY — In a historic and unanimous decision Monday, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that denying same-sex couples in the Mexican State of Oaxaca the right to marry is unconstitutionally discriminatory, based in part on two significant U.S. Supreme Court cases. [ Read more → ]
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Obama considers weighing in on marriage case before Supreme Court

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is quietly considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay marriage, a step that would mark a political victory for advocates of same-sex unions and a deepening commitment by President Barack Obama to rights for gay couples. [ Read more → ]
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‘Respect for Marriage’ campaign focuses on bipartisan support for gay marriage

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The Respect for Marriage Coalition on Wednesday launched a national advertising campaign featuring prominent bipartisan leaders – including President Barack Obama, Former Vice President Dick Cheney, Former First Lady Laura Bush, and Former Secretary of Defense Colin Powell – speaking out in support of marriage for gay and lesbian Americans. [ Read more → ]
Branden Petersen

Minn. GOP senator hopes to convince colleagues to support same-sex marriage

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A Republican state senator who supports legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota said Wednesday that he hopes to convince GOP colleagues to join him in abandoning the party's traditional stand on the issue. [ Read more → ]
Illinois lawmakers celebrate passage of the marriage equality bill in the state Senate on Feb. 14. Photo: Justin L. Fowler, The State Journal-Register/AP

Illinois poll: 50 percent of Illinoisans support same-sex marriage bill

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
CHICAGO — The results of a Crain’s/Ipsos Illinois Poll released this week found that 50 percent of the state’s adult residents support the same-sex marriage bill currently making its way through the Illinois state legislature. [ Read more → ]
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Poll: Majority of voters agree, Defense of Marriage Act discriminates

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
A new poll released Tuesday by the Center for American Progress and Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), found that an increasing number of voters see the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as discriminatory. [ Read more → ]
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FRC urges Congress to ‘pressure the Supreme Court’ on marriage cases

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The Family Research Council has launched what it is describing as “an ambitious, no-holds-barred campaign to keep marriage as between one man and one woman and preserve the American family.” [ Read more → ]
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Oregon marriage equality supporters submit sponsorship petitions

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Oregon United for Marriage, a broad coalition working to legalize same-sex marriage in Oregon, submitted 2,000 sponsorship signatures to the Secretary of State Elections Office on Tuesday, twice the number needed to move move into the ballot title process. [ Read more → ]
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Poll finds growing bipartisan support among voters for marriage equality

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The first national, public opinion poll of 2013 on marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples, released Tuesday by the Respect for Marriage Coalition, found that a growing bipartisan majority of registered voters support marriage rights. [ Read more → ]
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Alaska lawmakers apologize for laughter at question on civil unions

Monday, February 18, 2013
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Leaders of the Alaska House apologized Monday for the laughter that erupted from some caucus members when asked about same-sex partnerships. [ Read more → ]
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Chicago Tribune on same-sex marriage: ‘It’s the fair thing to do’

Monday, February 18, 2013
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Tribune, the eighth largest daily newspaper in the United States by circulation, on Monday announced support for legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois. [ Read more → ]
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eHarmony founder: Homosexuality is ‘a painful way for people to have to live’

Sunday, February 17, 2013
Neil Clark Warren, the Christian co-founder of the dating site eHarmony, said he's "tired" of the debate over marriage equality for gays and lesbians, and blamed same-sex marriage for damaging his company. [ Read more → ]
Hundreds gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 in St. Paul, Minn., where supporters of gay marriage called for lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

GOP lawmakers fear consequences over support for same-sex marriage

Friday, February 15, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. — As more state legislatures around the country consider whether to legalize same-sex weddings, an analysis of gay marriage votes in eight states shows that Republican lawmakers who backed it often faced consequences — including loss of their seats. [ Read more → ]
Charlie Morgan

House, Senate bills aim to equalize benefits for same-sex military families

Friday, February 15, 2013
A pair of bills introduced in the U.S. Congress this week would change the definition of "spouse" in four areas of U.S. Code related to recognition, support, and benefits for married service members and veterans, in an effort to provide key military benefits for same-sex spouses of gay service members. [ Read more → ]
Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 in St. Paul, Minn., where supporters of gay marriage called for Minnesota lawmakers to legalize gay marriage. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Same-sex marriage supporters launch push in Minn. with rally at state capitol

Thursday, February 14, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Hundreds of gay marriage supporters packed Minnesota's Capitol rotunda on Thursday as they start a push for its legalization by the Legislature. [ Read more → ]
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Gay marriage supporters rally in Va. for annual Valentine’s Day demonstration

Thursday, February 14, 2013
RICHMOND, Va. -- About 50 people gathered in front of the John Marshall Court House Building in Richmond, Va. on Thursday for an annual Valentine's Day demonstration to support same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
Lon Burnam

Texas state lawmaker introduces bill to legalize same-sex marriage

Thursday, February 14, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas — A Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Texas, 10 years after the Legislature proposed a constitutional amendment banning it. [ Read more → ]
Gov. Pat Quinn (D-Ill.)

Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn hails passage of ‘historic’ marriage equality bill

Thursday, February 14, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that Illinois is "one step closer" to marriage equality. [ Read more → ]
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Illinois state Senate approves same-sex marriage bill

Thursday, February 14, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois state Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would legalize marriage equality for same-sex couples. [ Read more → ]
John Kitzhaber

Current, former Oregon governors sign petition supporting gay marriage

Thursday, February 14, 2013
PORTLAND, Ore. - Supporters of same-sex marriage have chosen, not so coincidentally, Valentine's Day to start their campaign to reverse Oregon's voter-approved ban on gay marriage. [ Read more → ]
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