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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...
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...

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...
Delaware To Become 11th State With Gay Marriage
Delaware will become the 11th state to allow same-sex marriages.

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...
Photo Essays

Happy Birthday Willie Nelson: Rare Photos from the 70s and 80s
Willie Nelson, who turns 80 today (born April 30, 1933), is one of those musicians who manages to comfortably straddle very different worlds. To some, he’s a pot...

LIFE With the Boy Scouts: Photos From a Time of Change, 1971
The Boy Scouts of America is one of those enduring institutions woven so deeply into the fabric of so many lives that it sometimes feels like it’s been around as...
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Tiananmen Square to Stonewall Inn: The 10 Most Influential Protests
New York's gay marriage law comes 42 years after the Stonewall Riots that galvanized the gay rights movement. TIME takes a look at other important protests that...
Articles from Around the Web
Portugal expands adoption rights for gay couples
Portugal's Parliament has passed a law allowing same-sex married couples to adopt their partners' children, but lawmakers rejected legislation granting gay couples the same...
National Briefing | Midwest: Minnesota: Governor Signs Same- Sex Marriage Into Law
Gov. Mark Dayton signed a measure Tuesday giving gay couples the right to marry, making Minnesota the 12th state in the nation to permit same-sex marriage. ...
For Minn. gay marriage sponsors, it's personal
When Gov. Mark Dayton adds his signature to the bill legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota, its two main sponsors will stand triumphantly beside him, ...
Brazilian must register gay unions as marriages
Brazilian notary publics must register same-sex civil unions as marriages if the couple requests it, the country's National Council of Justice said Tuesday. ...


