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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s Democratic candidate for governor said he favors marriage equality and supports efforts to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s anti-discrimination laws.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Another undecided lawmaker in Illinois has announced his support for a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.

MONTPELLIER, France — In a historic ceremony broadcast live on French television, the first gay couple to marry in France said “oui” then sealed the deal with a lengthy and very public kiss.

DALLAS — Exxon Mobil shareholders on Wednesday defeated a resolution to explicitly ban discrimination against gays.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill that prohibits employment discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation.

DALLAS — Fallout continues after the Boy Scouts of America voted last week to open its ranks to openly gay youth.

EL PASO, Texas — A Texas state judge refused to stop El Paso County from providing health benefits for its employees’ same-sex partners, disagreeing with arguments such benefits violate the Texas Constitution.

WASHINGTON — Three U.S. states and three countries have approved same-sex unions just in the two months since the Supreme Court heard arguments over gay marriage, raising questions about how the developments might affect the justices’ consideration of the issue.

NEW YORK — A gay rights activist is the latest victim in a recent spate of attacks on gay men in New York City.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gay rights advocates are vowing to call a vote in the state’s House this week to make Illinois the 13th state to embrace same-sex marriage.