Marriage starts in Mexico City
The first five same-sex couples married in Mexico City yesterday as marriage started.
Mexico City supports same-sex marriage 46-43
Mexico City supports same-sex marriage 46-43
Mexico City lawmakers make the city the first in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage
Mexico City lawmakers on Monday made the city the first in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage, a change that will give homosexual couples more rights, including allowing them to adopt children. The bill passed the capital’s local assembly 39-20 to the cheers of supporters who yelled: “Yes, we could! …
DC mayor signs gay marriage bill
(Washington) The mayor of Washington has signed a bill legalizing gay marriage in the nation’s capital, but it won’t go into effect just yet.
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty signed the bill Friday in a public ceremony.
The city council passed the measure Tuesday to legalize same-sex marriage in the city. Congress has …
Utah paper rejects same-sex wedding announcement
(Salt Lake City) A southern Utah newspaper has rejected a gay California couple’s wedding announcement, saying its policy is to publish announcements only for marriages legal under Utah law.
The Spectrum in St. George initially accepted a paid wedding announcement for Tyler Barrick and Spencer Jones last week, but then changed …
Schumer announces support for same-sex marriage
(New York City) Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) has become the highest-ranking US Senator to support full marriage rights for same-sex couples.
Schumer, who previously said he supported civil unions but not marriage, changed his position following a meeting Sunday night in Manhattan with a group of New York state elected officials …
Rallies nationwide support same-sex marriage
(New York City) Same-sex couples and their supporters held demonstrations across the country over the weekend calling for the repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, similar laws in several dozen states, and the legalization of gay marriage.
The rallies were organized by the group Join the Impact.
In …
