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Court might sidestep major ruling on gay marriage
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 ...
Court grounds packed on first day of marriage case
They mostly kept their distance, these supporters and opponents of gay marriage, as they massed Tuesday in front of the Supreme Court to proclaim with ...
Military's same-sex couples seek overturn of DOMA
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 ...
Couple reflects on Supreme Court gay marriage case
Big change is coming to the lives of the lesbian couple at the center of the fight for same-sex marriage in California no matter how the Supreme Court ...
AP interview: Lesbian couple in gay marriage case
Big change is coming to the lives of the lesbian couple at the center of the fight for same-sex marriage in California no matter how the Supreme Court ...
Civil unions signed into law in Colorado
Civil unions for gay couples got the governor's signature in Colorado on Thursday, punctuating a dramatic turnaround in a state where voters banned ...
Town poised to be first in Ariz. with civil unions
A former mining community in rural southern Arizona that has shifted over the years into an artists' haven and tourist destination is poised to become ...
Clinton joins other Dems in backing gay marriage
Hillary Rodham Clinton's embrace of gay marriage Monday signals she may be seriously weighing a 2016 presidential run and trying to avoid the type of ...
Dutch lesbians raising Turkish boy go into hiding
A Dutch lesbian couple have gone into hiding with their foster son after the boy's biological parents said on television in Turkey that they object ...
New Zealand gay marriage bill passes critical test
New Zealand lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill allowing same-sex marriage Wednesday, all but assuring that it will soon become law.
Colorado lawmakers OK civil unions for gay couples
Colorado lawmakers took a historic vote to approve civil unions for gay couples Tuesday, delivering on a campaign promise from Democrats who have ...
Obama says no way to avoid gay marriage case
Citing the principle of equality that drove the nation's founding, President Barack Obama spoke out Friday against California's ban on gay marriage ...
Obama urges court to overturn gay marriage ban
In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban and ...
Tycoon wants to send married couple on Mars flyby
It's a road trip that could test the best of marriages: Mars. A tycoon announced plans Wednesday to send a middle-aged couple on a privately built ...
Cardinal O'Brien's views have sparked controversy
Cardinal Keith O'Brien had sparked more than his fair share of controversy before stepping down as archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh on Monday ...
Gay couples ask high court for marriage equality
Gay and lesbian couples who are challenging California's ban on same-sex marriage said Thursday that the Constitution prohibits discrimination against ...
VA decision on burial rights departs from past
The government has cleared the first burial of a same-sex spouse of a veteran in a national cemetery, but it's far from certain how easy it will be ...
Opponents denounce call for anti-gay prom in Ind.
A quiet Indiana community known for its parks and corn festival has become the latest setting for the debate over gay rights and bullying after ...
VA grants burial rights for same-sex Ore. couple
The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to allow the same-sex spouse of a member of the military to be buried in a U.S. national cemetery.
Long-married couples in NY to share celebration
Murray and Esther Redlitz fell for each other in the worst of circumstances. The two Holocaust survivors met in Poland while trying to find missing ...
Long-married couples share their secrets to love
Couples who've been married longer than 50 years and organizers of a Valentine's Day champagne party for them in Brooklyn share tips for staying ...
Leahy wants immigration benefits for gay couples
Sen. Patrick Leahy want the government to start affording same sex, married couples the same immigration benefits that heterosexual couples now enjoy.
French Assembly passes gay marriage, adoption bill
France's lower house of parliament approved a sweeping bill on Tuesday to legalize gay marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt children, handing ...
Military benefits extended to same-sex partners
The Defense Department is not extending some housing benefits to same-sex partners of service members even though it legally could because the complex ...