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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Iowa polls: Republicans want gay marriage vote; majority of Iowans say let’s move on

Saturday, June 5, 2010
It's no surprise that a large majority of Iowa Republican primary voters say Iowans should have a chance to vote on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, according to the latest Des Moines Register Iowa Poll. More than three-quarters of Iowans planning to vote in... [ Read more → ]
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New York marriage bureau opens its doors for faux gay weddings

Saturday, June 5, 2010
New York City officials began offering wedding-like ceremonies for same-sex couples this week, drawing as much criticism as praise from gay rights advocates who want nothing short of full marriage rights. The ceremonies provide no new rights or advantages to same-sex couples -- other than... [ Read more → ]
Monjeza (left) and Chimbalanga

Malawi president pardons gay couple

Saturday, May 29, 2010
A gay couple in Malawi sentenced to 14 years hard labor for holding the country’s first same-sex engagement were pardoned Saturday after a meeting between the president and the UN Secretary General. [caption id="attachment_7994" align="aligncenter" width="460" caption="Monjeza (left) and Chimbalanga"][/caption] President Bingu wa Mutharika announced... [ Read more → ]
Monjeza (left) and Chimbalanga

Malawi gay couple gets 14 years hard labor for violating ‘order of nature’

Friday, May 21, 2010
A Malawi gay couple was sentenced Thursday to the maximum 14 years in prison with hard labour, after being convicted of sodomy for holding the country's first same-sex wedding. [caption id="attachment_7992" align="aligncenter" width="462" caption="Monjeza (left) and Chimbalanga"][/caption] Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza were arrested on... [ Read more → ]
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Prop 8 repeal fails to qualify for November ballot

Monday, April 12, 2010
A challenge to California's gay marriage ban failed on Monday to qualify for the 2010 ballot, leaving gay activists mulling a 2012 push and hoping a federal court will overturn the measure before then. Los Angeles-based Love Honor Cherish carried out a volunteer-driven signature-gathering effort... [ Read more → ]
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India gay couple succumbs to family pressure, separates one day after wedding

Saturday, March 27, 2010
A same-sex couple who married at a public ceremony in India on Thursday amidst fanfare, have separated, reportedly due to pressure from their families. Dressed in a sleeveless white wedding gown, Nikhil Sharma married his companion of six years, Sandip Soibam, in Manipur’s first public... [ Read more → ]
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Foiled again! Senate rejects Bennett’s latest effort to stop D.C. gay marriages

Thursday, March 25, 2010
The U.S. Senate has rejected an amendment to the health care reconciliation bill that would have stopped same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia until a referendum could be held. Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah), who has been relentless in his efforts to stop gay marriage... [ Read more → ]
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Gay marriage advocates to appeal judge’s order to release campaign documents

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Gay marriage advocates plan to file an emergency appeal of a federal judge's order requiring them to release documents from the political campaign against Proposition 8 as part of the ongoing legal challenge to California's ban on gay unions. From the Mercury-News: In court papers... [ Read more → ]
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Prop 8 opponents must release campaign materials, judge rules

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
A federal judge on Monday ordered same-sex marriage advocacy groups to turn over campaign materials from the election fight over Proposition 8, a move that could prolong the legal challenge to California’s ban on gay unions [...] [ Read more → ]
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Lambda Legal, NJ gay couples back in court over right to marry

Thursday, March 18, 2010
Gay couples who sued New Jersey in 2002 for the right to marry are taking their case back to the State Supreme Court. Lambda Legal filed a motion Thursday on behalf of six couples and the surviving partner from a seventh, claiming the state continues... [ Read more → ]
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NJ gay marriage advocates taking their case back to state supreme court

Wednesday, March 17, 2010
New Jersey gays rights advocates, with the help of New York-based Lambda Legal, are going back to the New Jersey Supreme Court in order to fight for the right to marry in the Garden State. Lambda Legal and Garden State Equality have scheduled a new... [ Read more → ]
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Pennsylvania lawmakers strike down latest attempt to ban gay marriage

Wednesday, March 17, 2010
For the third time in four years, Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday defeated an attempt to advance legislation to amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage. Reports Philly.com: The Republican-majority Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8-6 to table a bill introduced by Sen. John Eichelberger (R)... [ Read more → ]
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NY gay marriage opponent loses bid to reclaim state senate seat

Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Gay rights activists in New York, buoyed by the state senate defeat of gay marriage opponent Hiram Monserrate, are renewing their fight to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, hoping to bring the issue back [...] [ Read more → ]
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Hayworth says gay marriage will lead to bestiality

Monday, March 15, 2010
Former Arizona congressman and U.S. Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth is afraid allowing same-sex marriages could lead to bestiality. In a radio interview in Florida, Hayworth, who is challenging Senator John McCain in the Arizona [...] [ Read more → ]
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Washington Post defends front-page photo of two men kissing

Friday, March 12, 2010
Gay marriage came to the nation's capital this week, and the Washington Post has been fending off reader complaints for marking the occasion with a front page picture of two men kissing. [caption id="attachment_6941" align="aligncenter" width="474" caption="(Washington Post photo)"][/caption] The above photo of Jeremy Ames,... [ Read more → ]
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Same-sex couples wed as Mexico City gay marriage law takes effect

Thursday, March 11, 2010
Five gay and lesbian couples were married in Mexico City on Thursday, the first such ceremonies since a law went into effect this month legalizing same-sex marriage in the Mexican capital. From CNN: Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard was on hand to witness four of... [ Read more → ]
Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend wed Tuesday in D.C. (Image: CNN)

Gay couples wed as same-sex marriage dawns on nation’s capital

Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Gay marriage has arrived in nation's capital. [caption id="attachment_6869" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend wed Tuesday in D.C. (Image: CNN)"][/caption] Same-sex couples began marrying in Washington D.C, on Tuesday, with some lining up as early as 3:30 a.m. to pick up their licenses... [ Read more → ]
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Mexico City enacts Latin America’s first same-sex marriage law

Thursday, March 4, 2010
A law allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry took effect Thursday in Mexico City, just one day following the same rights being grated to couples in the U.S. capital. In Mexico's capital city, the measure also allows same-sex couples to adopt children. According to... [ Read more → ]
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Dozens apply for licenses as gay marriage becomes legal in Washington D.C.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
At least 50 same-sex couples lined up to apply for marriage licenses when city offices opened Wednesday as gay marriage became legal in the nation's capital. [caption id="attachment_6715" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Gwen Migita, left, and Cuc Vu, at D.C. SUperior Court Wednesday to apply for a... [ Read more → ]
Catholic Charities

Archdiocese Of Washington ends spousal benefits, citing gay marriage law

Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The Archdiocese of Washington has changed its employee health care policy in the latest fallout from the District's decision to legalize same-sex marriage. As of Tuesday, Catholic Charities will no longer offer benefits to spouses of new employees or to spouses of current employees who... [ Read more → ]
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