Governor Neil Abercrombie on Wednesday signed into law a bill allowing same-sex civil unions, making Hawaii the seventh U.S. state to grant essentially the same rights as marriage to gay couples.
“This signing today of this measure says to all the world that they are welcome, that everyone is a brother or a sister in paradise. […]
President Obama, in a striking legal and political shift, has determined that the Defense of Marriage Act — the 1996 law that bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages — is unconstitutional, and has directed the Justice Department to stop defending the law in court, the administration said Wednesday.
Eric H. Holder Jr. announced the decision in a letter to […]
A man who spent decades trying to strengthen New Hampshire communities says repealing the state’s same-sex marriage law will rip apart the trust that holds the state together.
Lew Feldstein, former president of the New Hampshire Charitable Fund, was named co-chairman Wednesday of Standing Up for New Hampshire Families, a coalition of business, civic and nonprofit […]
The California Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors Wednesday to deal with a pressing question in the legal battle over gay marriage in California.
The justices will review a request by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to determine whether Proposition 8’s sponsors have the legal standing to defend the ballot measure that reinstated […]
Critics call it legalized discrimination; supporters say it protects religious associations, schools and charities By Meghan Malloy
An Iowa House subcommittee will consider legislation Wednesday that would allow businesses and organizations to deny services to people whose marriage violates their personal religious beliefs.
The bill, which is aimed squarely at legally married same-sex couples in Iowa, mirrors […]
A committee of the Rhode Island House is expected to hear testimony on a bill that would legalize same sex marriage as advocates for the change rally at the Statehouse.The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear testimony on the bill Wednesday afternoon and evening. A rally is scheduled for 4 p.m. in the Statehouse […]
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is honoring Ricky Martin and Kristin Chenoweth.
The organization announced Wednesday that Martin will receive the Vito Russo Award at GLAAD’s 22nd annual Media Awards on March 19 in New York City. The award is presented to an openly LGBT media professional who made a significant difference in promoting […]
“Sex and the City” actress Cynthia Nixon and her partner have had a baby boy, her publicist told People magazine on Tuesday.
Nixon’s partner Christine Marinoni gave birth to a son on Monday. The couple have named him Max Ellington Nixon-Marinoni.
“Christine and baby are doing great,” Nixon’s publicist told the celebrity magazine.
Nixon, 44 and Marinoni, an […]
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