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...

For Minnesota Gay Marriage Sponsors, It’s Personal

(ST. PAUL, Minn.) — As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage...

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...

Delaware To Become 11th State With Gay Marriage

Delaware will become the 11th state to allow same-sex marriages.

Europe’s Troubled Marriage: The Bond Between France and Germany Is Fraying

Once the closest of friends, the two engines of European integration increasingly find themselves at odds over economic policy

China’s Gays and Lesbians Stymied by Lack of Marriage Equality

In a country where homosexuality was illegal until just 16 years ago and classed as a mental illness until 2001, advocates for gay rights in China complain that...

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...

France Legalizes Gay Marriage Despite Vocal and Angry Opposition

France's leftist-controlled legislature passes law legalizing marriage and adoption rights for same-sex couples, but the deep division the measure produced...

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...

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...

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. ...

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France approves a same-sex marriage bill, the Vietnamese Communist Party struggles with growing dissent and China is planning to build more aircraft carriers

WATCH: New Zealand Parliament Passes Gay Marriage Bill, Breaks into Song

Onlookers and lawmakers celebrated the result by breaking into the Maori love song “Pokarekare Ana.”

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...

More Young Couples Commit — To Homeownership Before Marriage

First comes love, then comes … mortgage? A new study indicates that young couples in committed relationships have been far more likely than older generations to...

Love At the Border: U.S. Citizen Marries Mexican Fiancé in Unique Rio Grande Ceremony

The young couple got married on a raft that carried them on the swirling currents of border river Rio Grande to U.S. territory. The marriage is completely legal...

Republican Party Reaffirms Traditional Definition of Marriage

The Republican National Committee voted unanimously Friday to reaffirm the party’s commitment to upholding the definition of marriage as between one man and one...

Sen. Tim Johnson Endorses Gay Marriage

And then there were three...