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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History unfolds in New York: A ‘watershed moment’ in the gay rights movement

Sunday, July 24, 2011
At 12:01 a.m., July 24, 2011, New York became the sixth and most populous U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
cuomo

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issues proclamation: Day to Commemorate Marriage Equality

Saturday, July 23, 2011
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo -- who just 30 days ago signed the state's Marriage Equality Act into law -- on Sunday morning, issued an Executive Proclamation, declaring July 24, 2011 as a "Day to Commemorate Marriage Equality" in the Empire State. [ Read more → ]
gay-wedding

Buffalo couple ushers in marriage equality at Niagara Falls midnight ceremony

Saturday, July 23, 2011
NIAGARA FALLS — New York State ushered in same-sex marriage at 12:01 a.m. with the wedding of a Buffalo couple, punctuating the end of a long fight for gay-rights activists. [ Read more → ]
niagara-falls-rainbow

Countdown to Midnight: New York same-sex couples prepare to say ‘I Do’

Saturday, July 23, 2011
Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples in New York will say "I Do" on Sunday, as the state's Marriage Equality Act takes effect in just one hour. [ Read more → ]
gay-weddings

Poll: Majority of Americans support national recognition of same-sex unions

Saturday, July 23, 2011
A new national poll released on Friday suggests that more than half of all Americans support now favor national recognition of same-sex marriages. [ Read more → ]
dollywood

‘Dollywood’ theme park tells lesbian to remove her ‘Marriage is so Gay’ t-shirt

Saturday, July 23, 2011
A lesbian couple said they were discriminated against recently when an employee at the Tennessee theme park "Dollywood" told one of the women that her "Marriage is so Gay" t-shirt was offensive to other visitors, and denied her admittance until she changed her shirt. [ Read more → ]
John Boehner

Boehner: ‘DOMA is law of the land, and should remain law of the land’

Saturday, July 23, 2011
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) this week indicated that he would not bring up the "Respect For Marriage Act" up for a vote in the House of Representatives. [ Read more → ]
Rick Perry

TX Gov. Rick Perry supports gay marriage — in the 10th Amendment kind of way

Saturday, July 23, 2011
Texas Governor Rick Perry delivered a speech Friday that is sure to be praised by Tea Party activists while at the same time derided by social conservative groups. [ Read more → ]
Martin O'Malley

Maryland Governor to actively support gay marriage bill modeled after New York

Friday, July 22, 2011
Maryland's Governor Martin O'Malley (D) on Friday said that he was prepared to lead a more aggressive campaign to pass a measure legalizing same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
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Durham N.C. city council passes resolution opposing anti-gay marriage amendment

Friday, July 22, 2011
The Durham, N.C. City Council on Thursday passed a resolution stating its opposition to a proposed state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. The resolution, sponsored by Councilman Mike Woodward, was passed unanimously by the seven member council. [ Read more → ]
Maggie Gallagher

NOM’s Maggie Gallagher’s hypocritical whine about corruption

Friday, July 22, 2011
Sunday will be the day that gay couples in New York will be able to legally marry. And naturally the National Organization for Marriage isn't happy about it. The organization has planned protests across the state. [ Read more → ]
Leon Panetta

Panetta to announce Pentagon is ready to certify repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Thursday, July 21, 2011
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon is ready to certify the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," paving the way for gay men and women to serve openly in all branches of the U.S. military. [ Read more → ]
nycf

Anti-gay marriage group sets up fund to support homophobic city clerks

Thursday, July 21, 2011
The anti-marriage equality group, New Yorkers For Constitutional Freedoms, has established what they are calling “The Courage Fund,” a fund to support any individual (such as municipal clerks) who have to choose between their job and their “religious beliefs” on marriage. [ Read more → ]
coons-doma-hearing

Sen. Chris Coons: DOMA says ‘it’s OK for the government to discriminate’

Wednesday, July 20, 2011
At Wednesday’s landmark Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to consider new legislation that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) said the 15-year-old law was discriminatory and urged his colleagues to support its repeal. [ Read more → ]
Franken

Franken busts ‘Focus on the Family’ for lying about federal study in DOMA hearing

Wednesday, July 20, 2011
In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the repeal of the "Defense of Marriage Act," Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on Wednesday called DOMA an “immoral and discriminatory” law and challenged a key witness, an official with the mammoth Focus on Family group. [ Read more → ]
ny-state-flag

New York state flag to fly high above San Francisco’s famed Castro neighborhood

Wednesday, July 20, 2011
In an act of appreciation and in solidarity with the greater LGBTQ community of the Empire State, when New York's first same-sex marriages commence this Sunday, the New York state flag will fly above San Francisco's famed Castro neighborhood. [ Read more → ]
senate_seal

Senate Committee holds first ever congressional hearing on DOMA repeal

Wednesday, July 20, 2011
U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a legendary civil rights activist, led off Wednesday’s historic hearing to discuss repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, likening it to laws decades ago that requires separate water fountains and restrooms for “whites” and “coloreds.” [ Read more → ]
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NYC announces marriage lottery ahead of demand for Sunday ceremonies

Tuesday, July 19, 2011
New York City will hold a lottery for couples who want to get married on first day that the state's Marriage Equality Act takes effect, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Tuesday. [ Read more → ]
white-house

White House endorses ‘Respect for Marrriage Act,’ bill would repeal DOMA

Tuesday, July 19, 2011
On the eve of the first ever congressional hearing on proposals to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the White House on Tuesday announced President Barack Obama's endorsement of the Respect For Marriage Act -- the bill that would repeal DOMA. [ Read more → ]
nom-mailers

NOM launches retaliation attack on pro-marriage equality NY senators

Tuesday, July 19, 2011
The National Organization for Marriage this week launched its first strike in a $2 million retaliation campaign against seven New York state senators that it says "were responsible for the imposition of same-sex marriage in New York." [ Read more → ]
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