gay marriage

A Facebook picture has come under fire, showing Texas lawmakers and conservative leaders slicing a cake as though it were a wedding cake, celebrating the 10-year-anniversary of Texas' ban on same-sex marriage.

In a brief filed in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott urged for the Texas ban on same-sex marriage to remain as legalizing it wouldn't benefit opposite-sex marriages.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has put same-sex marriages on hold in Utah, at least while a federal appeals court more fully considers the issue.

The Supreme Court issued two rulings on Wednesday morning regarding same-sex marriage, and both were victories for gay-rights supporters.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard its second day of arguments on the issue of same-sex marriage, specifically a challenge to the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). This follows Tuesday's case concerning California's Proposition 8.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the case that is challenging the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. It is the first of two gay-marriage-related cases the court will hear this week; on Wednesday it will hear arguments in United States v. Windsor, a challenge to the constitutionality of the federal Defense of

President Obama stated just yesterday that his position on gay marriage was ‘evolving’. Evolution certainly comes quick in politics.

At 12:01am Sunday morning, Kitty Lambert and Cheryle Rudd — together for more than a decade with 12 grandchildren between them — became the first gay couple to marry in New York state. As hundreds of supporters cheered, Lambert, 54, and Rudd, 53, exchanged vows in front of Niagara Falls, which was illuminated in rainbow-colored lights to mark the occasion.