http://www.mail.com/subjects/122-couples.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/122-couples.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2100388-peace-corps-to-accept-same-sex-couples.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Peace Corps says it will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas. Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet says the change will diversify the pool of applicants who want to help improve the quality of education, health care and economic development in ho... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:28:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2100388-peace-corps-to-accept-same-sex-couples.html 2013-05-21T16:28:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094784-french-president-signs-gay-marriage-law.html PARIS (AP) — France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate. Hollande's office said he signed the bill Saturday morning, a day after the Constitutional Council struck down a... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:16:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094784-french-president-signs-gay-marriage-law.html 2013-05-18T19:16:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088444-aclu-time-modern-family-gay-couple-to-wed.html NEW YORK (AP) — The ACLU is lobbying for the gay couple on "Modern Family" to get married. ACLU Action started a campaign to urge the show's producers to write a wedding episode for Mitchell and Cameron, fathers of an adopted child and one of three couples at the heart of the show. The ACLU says it is appealing to the fictional family to draw more attenti... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:10:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088444-aclu-time-modern-family-gay-couple-to-wed.html 2013-05-15T21:10:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085238-brazilian-register-gay-unions-marriages.html BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian notary publics must register same-sex civil unions as marriages if the couple requests it, the country's National Council of Justice said Tuesday. The council that oversees the country's judiciary said in a statement that notary publics cannot refuse to marry gay couples or convert a same-sex civil union into a marriage i... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:55:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085238-brazilian-register-gay-unions-marriages.html 2013-05-14T18:55:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083604-minn-governor-to-sign-bill-allowing-gay-marriage.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — 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. "The plan is to do it in August, definitely," Boelhower said Monday, shortly after Minnesota'... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:49:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083604-minn-governor-to-sign-bill-allowing-gay-marriage.html 2013-05-14T11:49:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070776-same-sex-couples-welcome-del-gay-marriage-law.html DOVER, Del. (AP) — Mikki Snyder-Hall married her partner, Claire, in California in 2008, and moved two years ago to Rehoboth, a gay-friendly Delaware beach town. Now they're looking forward to July 1, when Delaware officially becomes the 11th state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage after Gov. Jack Markell signed a gay marriage bill into law Tuesday... Wed, 08 May 2013 08:59:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070776-same-sex-couples-welcome-del-gay-marriage-law.html 2013-05-08T08:59:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069732-delaware-11th-with-gay-marriage.html DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware became the 11th state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage when Democratic Gov. Jack Markell signed a gay marriage bill into law just minutes after its passage by the state Senate on Tuesday. "I do not intend to make any of you wait one moment longer," a smiling Markell told about 200 jubilant supporters who erupted in chee... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:27:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069732-delaware-11th-with-gay-marriage.html 2013-05-08T00:27:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069724-minnesota-appears-poised-to-legalize-gay-marriage.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his chamber. The House will vote on the measure Thursday, and if it passes, the Democratic-led Senate cou... Tue, 07 May 2013 23:04:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069724-minnesota-appears-poised-to-legalize-gay-marriage.html 2013-05-07T23:04:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2067752-disabled-couple-seek-life-together-group.html PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. (AP) — With the beaming smiles of newlyweds, Paul Forziano and Hava Samuels hold hands, exchange adoring glances and complete each other's sentences. Their first wedding dance, he recalls, was to the song "Unchained ..." ''Melody," she chimes in. They spend their days together in the performing arts education center where they met. Bu... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:47:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2067752-disabled-couple-seek-life-together-group.html 2013-05-07T22:47:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2060344-obama-us-latin-america-strengthen-economies.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama came to Latin America eager to move the region's relationship with the U.S. beyond fighting drugs and organized crime, yet the pervasive problems still trailed him throughout his three-day trip to Mexico and Costa Rica. In the Costa Rican capital Friday, Obama defended his administration's efforts to stem... Sat, 04 May 2013 01:33:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2060344-obama-us-latin-america-strengthen-economies.html 2013-05-04T01:33:08Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2062038-obama-supports-including-gays-immigration-bill.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama says he supports recognizing gay unions in a broad immigration bill pending in Congress but won't say whether he would sign legislation that fails to do so. Obama says that recognizing same-sex relationships in the bill is "the right thing to do." But he says it would be premature to telegraph what he wil... Sat, 04 May 2013 00:05:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2062038-obama-supports-including-gays-immigration-bill.html 2013-05-04T00:05:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2060214-ri-10th-to-allow-gay-marriage.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has become the nation's 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, after a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights in this heavily Roman Catholic state. Gays, lesbians, their friends and families erupted into cheers Thursday following a final 56-15 vote in the Rhode Island House, and then again an hour later ... Fri, 03 May 2013 10:57:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2060214-ri-10th-to-allow-gay-marriage.html 2013-05-03T10:57:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059588-rhode-island-10th-with-gay-marriage.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island on Thursday became the nation's 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, as a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights in this heavily Roman Catholic state ended with the triumphant cheers of hundreds of gays, lesbians, their families and friends. Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed the bill into law on the Statehous... Fri, 03 May 2013 00:15:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059588-rhode-island-10th-with-gay-marriage.html 2013-05-03T00:15:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055550-colorado-ushers-law-with-midnight-unions.html DENVER (AP) — The first gay couple granted a civil union in Colorado said their vows before hundreds of people early Wednesday morning at a downtown Denver municipal building where couples and members of the public gathered. The new law legalizing civil unions took effect at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, and both Denver and Boulder began issuing licenses immediat... Wed, 01 May 2013 16:45:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055550-colorado-ushers-law-with-midnight-unions.html 2013-05-01T16:45:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040904-ri-way-to-10th-to-allow-gay-marriage.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is on a path to becoming the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry after a landmark vote in the state's Senate on Wednesday. The Senate passed gay marriage legislation by a comfortable 26-12 margin, following a House vote of approval in January. The bill must now return to the House for a largely procedu... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:42:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040904-ri-way-to-10th-to-allow-gay-marriage.html 2013-04-24T23:42:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040256-ri-senate-leader-plays-key-role-marriage-debate.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — If Rhode Island joins the rest of New England in allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed, it will be because a formidable opponent, Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed, moved out of the way. The state's first female Senate leader, Paiva Weed has long been the most visible obstacle to gay marriage in Rhode Island. Those behind an agg... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:49:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040256-ri-senate-leader-plays-key-role-marriage-debate.html 2013-04-24T06:49:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038628-french-protest-gay-marriage-turns-violent.html PARIS (AP) — France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's heartland and triggered huge demonstrations that tapped into intense discontent with the Socialist government. Within hours, fiery clashes broke out between protesters and riot police. Legions of officers stayed late into ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:47:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038628-french-protest-gay-marriage-turns-violent.html 2013-04-23T22:47:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2027390-cheers-maori-song-nzealand-oks-gay-marriage.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The halls of Parliament echoed with a traditional Maori love song after lawmakers made New Zealand the 13th country in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage. Supporters of the bill, including hundreds of gay-rights advocates, stood and cheered after the 77-44 vote was announced late... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:46:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2027390-cheers-maori-song-nzealand-oks-gay-marriage.html 2013-04-18T10:46:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025180-nzealand-13th-country-to-legalize-gay-marriage.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of jubilant gay-rights advocates celebrated at New Zealand's Parliament as the country became the 13th in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage. Lawmakers voted 77 to 44 in favor of the gay-marriage bill on its third and final reading Wednesday night. People watching from t... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:16:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025180-nzealand-13th-country-to-legalize-gay-marriage.html 2013-04-18T01:16:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2015608-french-senate-passes-gay-marriage-bill.html PARIS (AP) — The French Senate voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage in France, putting a landmark bill on track to become law by summer. The vote in the upper house of Parliament — led by President Francois Hollande's Socialists — comes despite boisterous protests. Opponents, mostly conservatives and fervent Roman Catholics, have sought to defend tr... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:27:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2015608-french-senate-passes-gay-marriage-bill.html 2013-04-12T13:27:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008650-republicans-debate-message-battle-bad-messengers.html ATLANTA (AP) — National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and social conservatives. But weeks after GOP Chairman Reince Priebus unveiled the "Growth and Opportunity Project" report, many party players maintain that the problem often is more about flawed messengers saying the ... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:08:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008650-republicans-debate-message-battle-bad-messengers.html 2013-04-09T18:08:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2006520-sd-sen-johnson-supports-gay-marriage.html SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson, who announced his retirement last month, has reversed his position on gay marriage, saying Monday that he supports the legalization of same-sex unions. The 66-year-old Democrat has said for years that he doesn't support gay marriage, and he voted for the 1996 federal law that defined marriage as the ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:40:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2006520-sd-sen-johnson-supports-gay-marriage.html 2013-04-08T23:40:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1998536-beyonce-jay-z-turn-heads-havana.html HAVANA (AP) — Beyonce and Jay-Z caused a big stir in Havana as they marked their fifth wedding anniversary Thursday. R&B's power couple was mobbed by dozens of well-wishers at the renowned restaurant La Guarida on Wednesday night, and police had to step in to keep the crowds at bay. La Guarida staffers showed The Associated Press pictures of the two dinin... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:57:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1998536-beyonce-jay-z-turn-heads-havana.html 2013-04-04T21:57:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1991468-pa-sen-casey-supports-gay-marriage.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced Monday that he favors gay marriage, the latest of several lawmakers to change positions on the issue now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Casey said he made the shift after reviewing the legal, public policy and civil rights questions involved and letters from Pennsylvania families. "If two peo... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:54:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1991468-pa-sen-casey-supports-gay-marriage.html 2013-04-01T21:54:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1983914-court-rules-gay-marriage-debate-wont.html NEW YORK (AP) — However the Supreme Court rules after its landmark hearings on same-sex marriage, the issue seems certain to divide Americans and states for many years to come. In oral arguments Tuesday and Wednesday on two cases involving gay couples' rights, the justices left open multiple options for rulings that are expected in June. But they signaled... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:08:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1983914-court-rules-gay-marriage-debate-wont.html 2013-03-28T07:08:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1981588-boost-gay-marriage-justices-question-us-law.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Concluding two days of intense debate, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it could give a boost to same-sex marriage by striking down the federal law that denies legally married gay spouses a wide range of benefits offered to other couples. As the court wrapped up its remarkable arguments over gay marriage in America, a majority of the... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:55:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1981588-boost-gay-marriage-justices-question-us-law.html 2013-03-28T01:55:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1980548-excerpts-calif-gay-marriage-case-high-court.html Excerpts from the arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday about California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, from a transcript released by the Supreme Court: On whether the case should be before them (Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy): ROBERTS: But a state can't authorize anyone to... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:15:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1980548-excerpts-calif-gay-marriage-case-high-court.html 2013-03-26T21:15:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979382-court-sidestep-major-ruling-gay-marriage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court dove into a historic debate on gay rights Tuesday that could soon lead to resumption of same-sex marriage in California, but the justices signaled they may not be ready for a major national ruling on whether America's gays and lesbians have a right to marry. The court's first major examination of gay rights in 10 years ... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:12:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979382-court-sidestep-major-ruling-gay-marriage.html 2013-03-26T21:12:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1978714-militarys-same-sex-couples-seek-overturn-doma.html The death certificate read "single," even though the fallen soldier was married. When it came time to inform the next of kin, casualty officers did not go to the widow's door in North Carolina, nor did she receive the flag that draped the casket of her beloved, a 29-year-old National Guard member killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:29:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1978714-militarys-same-sex-couples-seek-overturn-doma.html 2013-03-25T20:29:01Z