gay marriage
Texas attorney general says county clerks can refuse gay couples
World
June 29, 2015
Texas attorney general says county clerks can refuse gay couples
County clerks in Texas who object to gay marriage can refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite last…
Gay pride events in Latin America seek more rights
World
June 28, 2015
Gay pride events in Latin America seek more rights
Marchers in several Latin American nations including Chile and Mexico pressed for more gay rights Saturday, with many celebrating the…
US Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage nationwide
World
June 26, 2015
US Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the US Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic…
Federal judge rules again that gay couples have right to wed in Alabama
World
May 22, 2015
Federal judge rules again that gay couples have right to wed in Alabama
A federal judge on Thursday reaffirmed her earlier ruling that same-sex couples in Alabama have a right to wed under…
Ireland votes in historic referendum on gay marriage
World
May 22, 2015
Ireland votes in historic referendum on gay marriage
Ireland goes to the polls on Friday to vote on whether same-sex marriage should be legal, in a referendum that…
French Protestant church allows gay marriage blessing
Life & Style
May 17, 2015
French Protestant church allows gay marriage blessing
France's United Protestant Church (EPUdF) voted on Sunday to allow pastors to bless same-sex marriages, two years after Paris legalized…
Egypt jails eight men for three years over ‘gay marriage’
Egypt
November 1, 2014
Egypt jails eight men for three years over ‘gay marriage’
An Egyptian court jailed eight men for three years Saturday over a video prosecutors claimed was of a gay wedding,…
Trial of men in ‘gay-marriage’ video to start Tuesday
Egypt
September 23, 2014
Trial of men in ‘gay-marriage’ video to start Tuesday
Qasr al-Nil prosecution referred eight defendants to trial who appeared in a video allegedly showing the country's first gay marriage ceremony.
Obama asks Supreme Court to overturn gay-marriage ban
World
February 23, 2013
Obama asks Supreme Court to overturn gay-marriage ban
The Barack Obama administration took another step toward institutionalizing gay marriage, formally asking the US Supreme Court to strike down…
Same-sex marriage should be legal, Obama says
World
May 9, 2012
Same-sex marriage should be legal, Obama says
US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to get married, marking a shift…