French President Hollande Signs Marriage Equality Bill
Gay and lesbian couples in France will be able to marry beginning May 28. The new law also legalizes adoption for same-sex couples.
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George Takei Responds To "Traditional" Marriage Fans
The legendary George Takei responds in the best way possible to the protesters who gathered during March Prop 8/DOMA hearings outside the Supreme Court. I went there to ask them to express their opinions on a pad of paper; now George is weighing in. Can he be any more amazing?
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This Minneapolis Bridge Was Lit Up Like A Rainbow To Celebrate Marriage Equality
Seriously, it looks like Rainbow Road from Mario Kart!
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton Signs Marriage Equality Bill Into Law
The law, allowing same-sex couples to marry, takes effect Aug. 1. Minnesota is the 12th state, plus DC, to recognize marriage equality, following on the heels of passage in Rhode Island and Delaware.
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Powerful Images From Minnesota The Day Same-Sex Marriage Was Legalized
Photographers capture the passion from both sides of the debate in Minnesota. At the end of the day, the state became the 12th in the nation to gain marriage equality.
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Brazilian Judicial Panel Clears Way For Same-Sex Marriages
The decision of the National Council of Justice could be appealed to the Supreme Court. Same-sex couples in some parts of the country already can marry, but this decision would apply nationwide.
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Minnesota Senate Passes Marriage Equality, Will Become Law
The vote was 37-30. Gov. Mark Dayton will sign the bill, which will go into effect Aug. 1, making Minnesota the 12th state, plus DC, with marriage equality.
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Minnesota Mayor Renames Landmark Bridge For Marriage Equality
You can call it the “Freedom to Marry Bridge” this week.
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Five Ways America Has Changed Since Obama Announced His Support For Marriage Equality
From Washington state to Washington, DC, and from the Rhode Island statehouse to the Supreme Court of the United States, the country is very different from just last May.
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Progress Of Marriage Equality In The United States As Told By One GIF
Witness some serious history being made from 1970 to present day.
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In Colorado, This Is What Making History Looks Like
Colorado’s first civil unions were caught on film by advocacy group One Colorado.
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Delaware Senate Passes Marriage Equality Bill, Governor Signs It
The vote was 12-9. UPDATE: Gov. Jack Markell signed the bill — which takes effect July 1 — into law, making Delaware the 11th state, plus DC, to allow same-sex couples to marry.
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Senator Patrick Leahy Files Amendments To Include Gay Couples In Immigration Bill
The Vermont senator’s addition of a second amendment relating to recognition of state-sanctioned marriages is “nothing short of a strategic master stroke,” one advocate says.
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Rob Portman Says Immigration Law “Should Follow” State Law For Gay Couples
Ohio’s Republican senator also expressed support for “the concept” of workplace protections for LGBT Americans, although he raised concerns with the current legislation.
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How The Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling Could Upend The Immigration Debate
If the court strikes down DOMA, the fight over including same-sex couples in immigration reform will change dramatically overnight.
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Fighting Street Preachers With "Mean Girls"
A++++++ sign-work here.
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No Marriage Proposal Can Have Too Much Beyoncé
Tim surprises his partner with a flash mob proposal in San Francisco. You don’t say no to a Bey flash mob. You just don’t.
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Log Cabin Republicans Tell Party To End "Obsession" With Opposing LGBT Equality
“If you don’t make the tent bigger, you might as well fold it up and go home.”
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Rhode Island Senate Passes Marriage Equality
The vote was 26-12. The House previously voted for the bill but needs to vote again on minor changes in the Senate version before the bill will be signed by the governor.
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22 Things That Will Happen In France Now That Gay Marriage Is Legal
Uh oh.
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Nevada Senate Votes To Repeal Ban On Same-Sex Couples’ Marriages
During the course of the debate, Nevada Sen. Kelvin Atkinson told his colleagues — and the world — that he is gay. Monday’s vote was the first step in a long process.
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Colombian Marriage Bill Appears Likely To Fail
The Senate adjourned Wednesday night without voting on the bill to grant same-sex couples full marriage rights. Absent an unexpected development, all signs suggest it won’t pass when the Senate takes the measure up again on Tuesday.
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New Zealand Parliament Breaks Into Song After Passing Gay Marriage Bill
New Zealand becomes the 13th country to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Two Drunk Girls Discuss Gay Marriage
Kaitlin and Laura share their opinions on gay marriage after drinking a giant bottle of tequila.
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RNC Reaffirms Marriage Stance, Highlighting Party’s Growing Divide
“Tolerating this kind of bigotry will only serve to turn off more and more voters, and until the leadership of the RNC is willing to confront and denounce bigotry in its own ranks, they will continue to lose elections,” GOProud leader says.
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Same-Sex Couples Missing From Immigration Debate — For Now
Although unlikely to be a part of the initial Senate bill, LGBT advocates are confident protections for same-sex couples will be added in committee.
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French Senate Passes Key Vote For Marriage Equality
The vote was 179-157. Other portions of the bill remain to be voted upon in the coming week, but Tuesday’s Senate vote was the crucial step.
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Watch This Video Of First Gay Zulu Wedding
South Africans Tshepo Cameron Modisane and Thoba Calvin Sithole married this weekend in what’s being called the first Zulu same-sex wedding. “The whole notion is to quash the idea that being gay is un-African,” said one of the grooms.
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Colombian Senate Cancels Debate On Same-Sex Marriage Bill
After an LGBT rights protestor interrupted an appearance of the Colombian attorney general, the president of the country’s senate put a hold on a same-sex marriage bill scheduled to be debated on April 10. Such “unacceptable behavior will not be tolerated,” he declared.
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This Is What Homophobia In France Looks Like
After being attacked with his boyfriend in Paris on Sunday, Wilfred de Bruijn posted a photo of his beaten face to his personal Facebook page. A wave of anti-gay sentiment sweeps France in the midst of a marriage equality debate. [Warning: graphic images.]
