same-sex
jun 25
A gay Methodist pastor who was suspended for officiating at a same-sex union said Friday that her church trial this week was a positive experience, and that her jurors were deft in balancing the need for justice with the church's longstanding message of inclusion. ABC News
While entering the institution of marriage voluntarily seems to be losing its luster amongst opposite-sex couples -- many same-sex couples are red-hot for equal access to it, given its germane economic benefits. Huffington Post Full Feed
It took the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court less than five months to vindicate Scalia’s prediction when it cited Lawrence in finding that the state’s own constitution protects same-sex marriage. Washington Post Opinions
Advocates are calling it a historic step as New York stands to become the sixth but by far the largest state to legalize same-sex marriage. ABC News US
A protester is seen behind a rainbow flag at a demonstration supporting same-sex marriages outside Sheraton Hotel where U.S. President Barack Obama was attending a function in New York June 23, 2011. Reuters Top News
New York legalized same-sex marriage, becoming the sixth state to do so and by far the largest. Daily Beast Cheat Sheet
NEW YORK ( Reuters ) - As New York 's same-sex couples head to the altar to celebrate their newly won right to marry, they can take comfort in the fact that, if it does n't work out, their right to get divorced in the state just got a lot easier as well. Reuters Top News
NEW YORK ( Reuters ) - When New York became the sixth and by far the largest state to legalize same-sex marriage, following a grueling overtime session in the state Legislature on Friday, it immediately transformed the national debate over the issue, legal experts said. Reuters US News
jun 26
According to a recent Washington Post poll, and confirmed by five other national polls, more than 52 percent of the public supports the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. Huffington Post Full Feed
With the new law, which takes effect after 30 days, the number of Americans in same-sex marriage states more than doubles. NPR US News
Just two years earlier, a measure to legalize same-sex marriage had failed. LA Times National News
Successfully passing the same-sex marriage bill in New York State is helping Gov. Andrew Cuomo to emerge as a possible Democratic frontrunner for the 2016 Democratic nomination for president. Daily Beast Cheat Sheet
Courting the evangelical Christian voting bloc so crucial to the Republican Party, Mehlman’s boss campaigned on a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Daily Beast Blogs and Stories
An unannounced inspection that several agencies carried out at a gay bar in Manhattan on Friday night occurred at nearly the same time that patrons were celebrating the passage of legislation in Albany legalizing same-sex marriage. New York Times, NY Region
Many obstacles still lie ahead for supporters of same-sex marriage, and eventually they will need Congress or the Supreme Court to embrace their goal. NPR.org
At the Greenpoint Reformed Church, Aull said she and co-pastor Kansfield, who got married themselves in Massachusetts years ago, have presided over same-sex unions before. Jakarta Post
Two weeks ago, France 's National Assembly rejected a bill presented by the opposition Socialist Party seeking to legalize same-sex marriage, despite growing public support for gay rights. Denver Post
On the latter, Obama once again stuck with his half-step positioning, refusing to endorse the then-still-pending New York bill on same-sex marriage while lauding the fight for " change that is lasting " -- a stance that continues to place him to the right of Dick Cheney. Huffington Post Full Feed
At the Greenpoint Reformed Church, Aull said she and co-pastor Kansfield, who got married themselves in Massachusetts years ago, have presided over same-sex unions before. Huffington Post Full Feed
Just two years earlier, a measure to legalize same-sex marriage had failed. LA Times Politics
jul 24
Gay-rights activists Kitty Lambert and Cheryle Rudd were legally married the very first moment they could be during a midnight ceremony at Niagara Falls that ushered in same-sex marriage in the state and marked a pivotal moment in the national drive for recognition. ABC News US
President Barack Obama 's administration in February concluded that the 15-year-old law that prohibits same-sex couples from receiving marriage-based federal benefits was unconstitutional and indefensible in law. MSNBC Top Headlines
Against a cascade of rainbow-colored falls and with cicadas humming in the background, Kitty Lambert and Cheryle Rudd became one of the first, if not the first, same-sex couples to wed in New York State shortly after midnight on Sunday. New York Times, NY Region
NIAGARA FALLS, New York ( Reuters ) - Two women, both grandmothers, became New York state 's first legally wed same-sex couple early Sunday, with traditional honeymoon capital Niagara Falls as the backdrop for the historic event. Reuters US News
Kitty Lambert, 54, and Cheryle Rudd, 53, both of Buffalo, made it a point to be among the first same-sex couples to wed in New York state. Huffington Post
Elsewhere, today is the first day gays can marry in New York so, unlike the " left at the altar " president, same-sex couples will finally be able to tie the knot. Huffington Post Full Feed
Still in the glow of midnight marriages across New York, hundreds of gay couples are expected to marry on the first full day same-sex weddings are legal in the Empire State. ABC News Top Stories
