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July 12, 2004 • Christopher Smith
It's an arranged marriage and here comes the divide.The U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold a bellwether vote on a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage this week, an exercise fueled more by cultural symbolism Full Story
December 1, 2004 • The Salt Lake Tribune
The nation's highest court has declined to join the debate over whether Jack can marry Dick and Jill can marry Jane. But that is not the end of it.No, gentle readers, Americans are not destined to have domestic tranquility Full Story
November 2, 2009 • The Associated Press
Portland, Maine » Gay marriage has lost in every state in which it has been put to a popular vote. Come Election Day, gay-rights supporters are hoping to make Maine the exception. Full Story
November 3, 2009 • By Glenn Adams And David Crary The Associated Press
Portland, Maine » Maine voters have torpedoed a state law that would have allowed gay couples to marry.
With 84 percent of the precincts reporting, gay-marriage foes had 53 percent of the vote Tuesday. Full Story
January 26, 2010 • By Lisa Leff Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO » The federal laws that prevent gays from serving openly in the military and the government from recognizing same-sex relationships are examples of "legally enforced discrimination," a political scientist testified in a federal trial challenging California's ban on gay Full Story
January 26, 2010 • By Lisa Leff Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO » The federal laws that prevent gays from serving openly in the military and the government from recognizing same-sex relationships are examples of "legally enforced discrimination," a political scientist testified in a federal trial challenging California's ban on gay marriages. Full Story
June 24, 2011 • By Michael Gormley The Associated Press
Albany, N.Y. • Same-sex marriage is now legal in New York after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that was narrowly passed by state lawmakers Friday, handing activists a breakthrough victory in the state where the gay rights movement was born.
New York... Full Story
June 24, 2011 • By Michael Gormley The Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. • Same-sex marriage is now legal in New York after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that was narrowly passed by state lawmakers Friday, handing activists a breakthrough victory in the state where the gay rights movement was born.
New York... Full Story
July 23, 2010 • By Alfredo Garcia Religion News Service
Washington » New polls in California indicate public opinion on same-sex marriage may be shifting toward acceptance, and religion continues to play a large role in the change.
A poll released this week by Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) showed that if a vote were held on Proposition 8, which ended gay marriage in the Golden State two years ago, Californians likely would allow gay and lesbian couples to marry. Full Story
October 7, 2010 • By Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune
Potential presidential candidate Mitt Romney sidestepped the question of whether people were born gay, on the heels of strong statements by a leader of his LDS faith that same-sex attraction is "impure and unnatural."
"I still consider myself in the ... Full Story
December 6, 2010 • By Lisa Leff The Associated Press
San Francisco • The legal fight over California's same-sex marriage ban went before a federal appeals court Monday in a hearing that reached a nationwide TV audience anxious for a final decision on whether the measure violates the U.S. Constitut... Full Story
December 24, 2010 • By Laurie Kellman The Associated Press
Washington • Vice President Joe Biden predicted Friday the evolution in thinking that will permit gays to soon serve openly in the military eventually will bring about a national consensus for same-sex marriage.
Changes in attitudes by military lead... Full Story
January 2, 2010 • By Jessica Gresko The Associated Press
Washington » Craig Dean's first wedding was attended by thousands, and as he recited his vows, gay couples behind him on Constitution Avenue echoed their own.
It was 1993, and Dean and boyfriend Patrick Gill headlined what was billed as the largest gay marriage ceremony at the time. Dean, 29, and Gill, 26, were celebrities after suing the city of Washington for denying them a marriage license. Full Story
January 11, 2010 • By Lisa Leff The Associated Press
San Francisco » A federal judge presiding over a highly anticipated gay marriage case peppered lawyers with questions Monday, asking if they had evidence the Constitution grants gays the right to marry and if states have a reasonable right to deny those marriages.
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Full Story
December 24, 2010 • By Laurie Kellman The Associated Press
Washington • Vice President Joe Biden predicted Friday the evolution in thinking that will permit gays to soon serve openly in the military eventually will bring about a national consensus for same-sex marriage.
Changes in attitudes by military lead... Full Story
September 25, 2010 • The Associated Press
Cheyenne, Wyo. • Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and seven other states have submitted a brief opposing gay marriage to a federal appeals court in California.
The amicus brief sent Friday to the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said that the Constitution does ... Full Story
June 16, 2010 • By Lisa Leff The Associated Press
San Francisco » A lawyer for supporters of California's gay marriage ban argued Wednesday in a landmark federal trial that Proposition 8 was constitutional because limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples ensures children have the benefits of being raised by biological parents.
Attorney Charles Cooper delivered his closing argument as the case challenging the voter-approved measure resumed after a months-long break. Full Story
August 4, 2010 • By Susan Ferriss Mcclatchy Newspapers
Sacramento, Calif. » In issuing a landmark decision on gay marriage Wednesday, a federal judge declared that Proposition 8 violated gays' constitutional equal-protection and due process rights.
Judge Vaughn R. Walker pointed out that California already has allowed 18,000 gay marriages, saying there's no evidence of damage to society as a result. Full Story
March 4, 2011 • By Laurie Kellman The Associated Press
Washington • House Speaker John Boehner said Friday he is launching a legal defense by the House of the federal law against gay marriage, which President Barack Obama's administration has concluded is unconstitutional.
"The constitutionality of ... Full Story
March 23, 2011 • The Associated Press
San Francisco • A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to allow gay marriages to take place in California while it considers the constitutionality of the state's voter-approved ban. California Attorney General Kamala Harris had joined gay ... Full Story
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