Gay couples celebrate civil unions for first time in Chile
Dozens of same-sex couples in Chile began celebrating civil unions earlier this week, taking advantage of a new law that gay advocates say is a ...
Obama disputes former aide's take on marriage equality
President Barack Obama is disputing a longtime aide's view that Obama feigned opposition to gay marriage, compromising his true beliefs out of concern it could ...
Elton John planning a low-key wedding in England
Elton John and his partner David Furnish are planning a low-profile wedding in May, following a change in British law allowing gay marriages.
The singer ...
Hawaii prepares for special session on marriage equality
Aloha lawmakers. Democratic Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie is calling legislators to Honolulu for a special session in late October to take up his marriage equality ...
Mexico official wants gay weddings barred from public spaces
A state legislator in Mexico has caused a stir by asking authorities to bar gay weddings from public spaces, arguing it confuses children in a ...
Partner of gay reporter at center of NSA leak detained
The partner of a gay journalist who received leaks from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden was detained for nearly nine hours on Aug. ...
Hawaii congressional delegates: Legalize gay marriage now
Hawaii’s four-member congressional delegation issued statements recently urging Hawaii lawmakers to pass immediately a state measure for marriage equality.
The Honolulu Advertiser reports U.S. Sen. ...
New Jersey judge pressed to allow same-sex marriage in state
Lawyers for gay couples and New Jersey’s government laid out their cases to a judge last week on whether she should order the state to ...
Bill would extend Social Security benefits to couples in civil unions, domestic partnerships
California Congresswoman Linda Sánchez has introduced the Social Security Equality Act of 2013 to "put an end to a Social Security Administration policy that denies ...
Mexican state approves civil unions
Lawmakers in Mexico's western state of Colima have approved a change in the state's constitution that legalizes same-sex civil unions.
Colima state spokeswoman Cecilia Ramirez ...