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French President Signs Gay Marriage Into Law

(PARIS) — French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and...

Minn. Governor to Sign Bill Allowing Gay Marriage

(ST. PAUL, Minn.) — With marriages to be available for Minnesota's gay couples starting Aug. 1, Duluth residents Gary Anderson and Gary Boelhower are getting...

Minnesota Senate Next Stop for Gay Marriage Bill

Supporters already are celebrating the Minnesota House's passage of a measure to legalize gay marriage, but there are a few more steps before it gets to Gov...

Rhode Island Becomes 10th State With Gay Marriage

(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — Rhode Island has become the 10th state to allow same-sex couples to marry following Gov. Lincoln Chafee's (CHAY'-feez) signature of gay...

RI Lawmakers to Vote on Gay Marriage

(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — State lawmakers in Rhode Island could decide whether the nation's smallest state becomes the 10th to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry...

RI on Way to Be 10th State to Allow Gay Marriage

(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — Rhode Island is on a path to becoming the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry after a landmark vote in the state's Senate...

France Legalizes Gay Marriage After Harsh Debate

(PARIS) — French lawmakers have legalized same-sex marriage after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds of thousands to Paris. ...

New Zealand Lawmakers Approve Gay-Marriage Bill

(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — Hundreds of jubilant gay-rights advocates celebrated at New Zealand's Parliament as the country become the thirteenth in the world...

Heitkamp, Donnelly Now Support Gay Marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two freshman Democratic senators from conservative states, Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, have joined the growing...