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BOSTON - The Massachusetts Legislature on Wednesday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that sought to ban gay marriage but legalize civil unions, a year after the state performed the nation's first government-sanctioned same-sex weddings. It was the second time the Legislature had...

OTTAWA (AFP) - Gay marriage became officially legal in Canada when Governor General Adrienne Clarkson signed the legislation. The approval by British Queen Elizabeth II's representative was the last step, coming a day after the Canadian Senate approved the legislation. Canadian Prime Minister...

By David Ljunggren Wed Jun 29, 1:44 PM ET The Canadian Parliament has approved legislation to allow same sex marriages, helping cement Canada's image as one of most socially liberal nations in the world. "We are affirming once again our world-wide reputation as a country that is open...

Romney to Back Plan to Ban Gay Marriage BOSTON - Gov. Mitt Romney said Thursday he will support a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Massachusetts, the only state where it is legal. The Legislature was already working on a proposed amendment that would ban gay...

Legally recognizing lesbian and gay relationships could be a key weapon in the fight against sexually transmitted infections, particularly syphilis, research suggests. A study of countries that allow same-sex marriage or offer civil unions to lesbian and gay couples has shown that rates of...

Bishops back march against gay marriage The Catholic church has called on Spaniards to take to the streets of Madrid to demonstrate against the government’s law legalising gay marriage. Spain’s Episcopal Conference made the appeal to all citizens "in particular to Catholics" to join the march...

I'm doing a research paper on same sex marriage and just wanted to make sure my facts are straight. Currently Vermont and Connecticut are the only two states that allow civil unions, right? Does Mass allow actual marriages? Any help is appreciated.

Did Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz get married secretly like Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez did? I heard something briefly on television about it but wasn't sure if I heard right.

A judge ruled Monday that California's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional — a legal milestone that, if upheld on appeal, would open the way for the most populous state to follow Massachusetts in allowing same-sex couples to wed. Judge Richard Kramer of San Francisco County's trial-level...

An Iranian woman has requested a divorce from her husband on the grounds that he has not washed for more than a year. "My husband says he does not like water and does not want to take a shower ... He doesn't even wash his face when he wakes up in the morning," Mina, 36, was quoted as saying in...

Senate supporters of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage said Monday they intend to press for passage in the new Congress, brushing aside mixed signals from the White House on the issue's importance at the start of President Bush's second term. "Who's to say whether we have enough...

ST. LOUIS, United States (AFP) - Voters in Missouri overwhelmingly approved a proposal to amend the state's constitution to ban gay marriage, in a closely-watched referendum on what is shaping up to be a major social issue this election season. The proposal had garnered about 70 percent of the...

The Republican-led House voted Thursday to prevent federal courts from ordering states to recognize gay marriages sanctioned by other states. The Marriage Protection Act was adopted by a 233-194 vote, buoyed by backing from the Bush administration. It would strip the Supreme Court and other...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Efforts to pass a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage foundered Wednesday afternoon, when the proposal failed to garner enough votes to stay alive. After final arguments by the leaders of each party, a partial vote count made it clear that GOP leaders would...

SAN FRANCISCO - The freewheeling US city of San Francisco made history by granting the first ever same-sex marriage licenses to an elderly lesbian couple as part of a challenge to a ban on gay marriage. Del Martin, 83, and Phyllis Lyon, 79, said "I do" at the city hall after Mayor Gavin Newsom...

Some people are just not marriage material. What do you consider yourself? :p

a big victory for gay rights today in MA the highest court in MA approved of same sex marriages the next state to have ruling on this is my :spin beautiful home state of NJ what do u guys think???

TYPICAL MACHO MAN MARRIED TYPICAL GOOD-LOOKING LADY AND AFTER THE WEDDING, HE LAID DOWN THE FOLLOWING RULES: I'LL BE HOME WHEN I WANT,IF I WANT AND AT WHAT TIME I WANT-AND I DON'T EXPECT ANY HASSLE FROM FROM YOU. I EXPECT A GREAT DINNER TO BE ON THE TABLE UNLESS I TELL YOU THAT I WON'T BE HOME...