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As signing ceremony approaches, Minn. marriage bill sponsors say ‘It’s personal’
ST. PAUL, Minn. — When Gov. Mark Dayton adds his signature to the bill legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota later Tuesday, its two main sponsors will stand triumphantly beside him admiring the fruits of their long and often demoralizing struggle for gay rights.
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Poll: Majority of Arizona voters now support marriage equality
PHOENIX, Ariz. — After years of beating the drums against same-sex marriage, a majority of Arizonans now say they support marriage equality.
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Parents sue S.C. hospital over child’s gender assignment surgery
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A couple filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of South Carolina for what they say was an unnecessary sexual assignment surgery performed on a toddler they later adopted.
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Gallup: Support for same-sex marriage solidifies above 50% in U.S.
PRINCETON, N.J. — Fifty-three percent of Americans now support legalizing same-sex marriage, the third consecutive reading of 50 percent or above in Gallup polling over the past year.
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Minn. governor to sign bill legalizing same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — With marriages to be available for Minnesota’s gay couples starting Aug. 1, Duluth residents Gary Anderson and Gary Boelhower are getting ready to do something that seemed impossible when they started dating three years ago: plan a wedding.
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Graham threatens to pull support from immigration bill if gays are included
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday that if the Senate Judiciary Committee attached an amendment to include provisions for same-sex bi-national couples in the pending immigration reform bill, he’ll pull his support.
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St. Paul, Minn., to throw party to celebrate passage of gay marriage law
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The city of St. Paul is ready to throw a party to celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage in Minnesota.
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BREAKING: Minn. to become 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate voted moments ago to legalize same-sex marriage, the last legislative step before Gov. Mark Dayton’s promised signature will make the state the 12th in the U.S. to do so.
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St. Paul mayor proclaims ‘Freedom to Marry Week,’ renames downtown bridge
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Anticipating a vote in the Minnesota state Senate today that would legalize same-sex marriage, St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman on Monday morning proclaimed “Freedom to Marry Week” in St. Paul and temporarily renamed a downtown bridge the “Freedom to Marry Bridge.”
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Hong Kong transgender woman wins legal battle to marry boyfriend
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court granted a transgender woman the right to marry her boyfriend Monday in a watershed ruling that falls short of allowing same-sex marriage.
