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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Kate Cohn

High school student, ACLU beat school censorship over ‘marriage is so gay’ t-shirt

Wednesday, November 17, 2010
A Colorado high school has reversed its decision banning students from wearing “marriage is so gay” t-shirts. The school recently banned the pro-gay marriage shirts, but allowed anti-abortion shirts. [ Read more → ]
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Republican majority in North Carolina may lead to anti-gay marriage amendment

Saturday, November 13, 2010
With Republicans taking the majority in the North Carolina General Assembly next year, social conservatives believe the Legislature may finally permit a vote on a state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. [ Read more → ]
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Montana Attorney General seeks to dismiss gay rights lawsuit

Thursday, November 11, 2010
Montana's Attorney General has filed a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit aimed at granting same-sex couples the same legal rights as married couples. Spousal benefits are limited by definition to married couples, and the Montana Constitution defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, said AG Steve Bullock. [ Read more → ]
DOMA

Same-sex couples file two new suits challenging ‘Defense of Marriage Act’

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Two new lawsuits were filed Tuesday in federal courts in Connecticut and New York on behalf of gay and lesbian couples in four states, challenging the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that denies federal benefits to married gay couples. [ Read more → ]
argentine-pride

Argentine pride celebrates gay marriage, highlights need for transgender equality

Sunday, November 7, 2010
A crowd of several thousand people gathered in the Argentinian capital city of Buenos Aires Saturday, marching in celebration of the country's status as the first Latino nation to legalize same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
Neil Abercrombie

Hawaii elects Democratic governor, poised to pass civil unions law

Saturday, November 6, 2010
Neil Abercrombie has been elected Hawaii’s next governor, becoming the first Democrat to hold the seat in eight years, clearing the way for same-sex civil unions to become state law next year. [ Read more → ]
Mike Gronstal

Gronstal pledges to block anti-gay marriage vote in wake of Iowa judge’s outster

Saturday, November 6, 2010
Opponents of LGBT rights are celebrating the unprecedented ouster of three Iowa Supreme Court justices who helped legalize same-sex marriage in the state last year, but House Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D) is pledging to block any attempt to pass a constitutional amendment which would ban gay marriage. [ Read more → ]
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Gay marriage supporters denied Communion for wearing rainbow sash

Sunday, October 31, 2010
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A group of Catholics were denied communion at a Mass at the St. Paul Cathedral on Sunday because they wore rainbow sashes to draw attention to the catholic church's policy on same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
Bloggers

President Obama to progressive bloggers: ‘I don’t think that the disillusionment is justified’

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Five progressive bloggers sat down with President Obama on Wednesday and individually asked questions pertaining to the current political climate looking towards the impending midterm elections, and the administration's outlook on issues concerning voters. [ Read more → ]
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Gay student teacher, fired after parent’s complaint, rehired by Oregon school district

Sunday, October 24, 2010
Seth Stambaugh, the gay graduate student from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR -- who had been fired Sept. 15 after a parent filed a complaint -- has been rehired by the school district's superintendent. [ Read more → ]
prop8

Prop 8 trial roundup: briefs filed, court date set, analysis of upcoming hearing

Saturday, October 23, 2010
On Monday of this week, Prop 8 opponents Olson and Boies filed briefs with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional. On Thursday, a Federal Appeals Court announced that oral arguments for the appeal will be heard Dec. 6. [ Read more → ]
Andrew Cuomo, with his daughters at gay pride

Andrew Cuomo vows to legalize gay marriage if elected NY governor

Friday, October 15, 2010
Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic candidate for New York governor, says he will legalize gay marriage if elected. "I don't want to be the governor who just proposes marriage equality," Cuomo said at Thursday's Empire State Pride Agenda's Fall Dinner. [ Read more → ]
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Justice department will appeal ruling that struck down ‘Defense of Marriage Act’

Tuesday, October 12, 2010
On the last possible day they could do so, the Obama administration filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in support of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, even though Obama has previously said he opposed the law. [ Read more → ]
iowa-justice

Campaign underway in Iowa to oust judges who supported gay marriage

Wednesday, October 6, 2010
A political-action committee wants voters to remove 3 Iowa Supreme Court justices in retaliation for the 2009 Court ruling that said there was “no important governmental interest in denying citizens marriage licenses based on their sexual orientation.” [ Read more → ]
vaughn-walker

Vaughn Walker, federal judge who presided over Prop 8 trial, announces retirement

Friday, October 1, 2010
The federal judge who attracted national attention for his decision last month striking down California's Proposition 8 and lambasting supporters of traditional marriage, has announced that he will retire from the bench in February. As Chief Judge for the Northern District of California, Vaughn R.... [ Read more → ]
nyc-wedding-march

Gay marriage supporters rally in NYC annual ‘wedding march’

Monday, September 27, 2010
Over 300 supporters of same-sex marriage gathered in Manhattan's Foley Square on Sunday to rally and march across the Brooklyn Bridge on the 7th NYC Wedding March. A colorful crowd trekked over the Brooklyn Bridge armed with rainbow flags during the Seventh Marriage Equality Wedding... [ Read more → ]
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Ten states file anti-gay marriage brief in Proposition 8 appeal

Saturday, September 25, 2010
Ten U.S. states signed onto a legal brief Friday in opposition to same-sex marriage, claiming a federal court “exceeded its judicial authority” when it ruled that California's Proposition 8 -- the 2008 voter-approved ban on gay marriage -- was "unconstitutional." The amicus brief sent Friday... [ Read more → ]
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AP Poll: Majority of Americans now support marriage equality

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
A majority of Americans support gay marriage, according to an Associated Press poll released this week. In the poll, 52 percent of Americans said yes when asked: “Should the federal government give legal recognition to marriages between couples of the same-sex, or not?” That’s an... [ Read more → ]
Archbishop John Nienstedt

MN Archdiocese sending anti-gay marriage DVD to 800,000 parishioners

Monday, September 20, 2010
Archbishop John Nienstedt of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, announced Monday that every Catholic in the state will be mailed a DVD defending marriage as between one man and one woman. [caption id="attachment_10743" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Nienstedt"][/caption] It's the latest effort to... [ Read more → ]
Quinn

Catholic bishops, NOM continue assault on gay marriage efforts in Minnesota

Saturday, September 18, 2010
Some of Minnesota’s Catholic bishops are preparing a push against the legalization of same-sex marriage in the final two months of the 2010 campaign season. [caption id="attachment_10673" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Quinn"][/caption] While most Minnesota bishops have not yet made their plans public, Bishop John Quinn of... [ Read more → ]
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