Margaret Cho poking fun at Christian Groups.

Margaret Cho poking fun at Christian Groups.

Jane Spahr

Retired minister Jane Spahr will go on a church trial in California for marrying gay couples during the brief period when same-sex marriage was legal in the state.

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Retired minister Jane Spahr will go on a church trial in California for marrying gay couples during the brief period when same-sex marriage was legal in the state. Read more click here!

A queer couple has filed a federal lawsuit in  Wyoming challenging the law that defines marriage as existing only between a man and a woman. Click here to read more 

A federal judge in San Francisco decided on Wednesday that gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry, striking down Proposition 8, the voter-approved ballot measure that banned same-sex unions in 2008.

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A federal judge in San Francisco decided on Wednesday that gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry, striking down Proposition 8, the voter-approved ballot measure that banned same-sex unions in 2008. Watch on Youtube:

Great News for Gay Argentinians!

An architect and a retired office administrator have become the first gay couple to marry in Argentina under a new law legalising same-sex marriages.

Miguel Angel Calefato, 65, and Jose Luis Navarro, 54, have lived together for 27 years.

Argentina is the first Latin American country to legalise same-sex marriage despite heavy lobbying by, of course, the Catholic Church.

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Great News for Gay Argentinians! An architect and a retired office administrator have become the first gay couple to marry in Argentina under a new law legalising same-sex marriages. Miguel Angel Calefato, 65, and Jose Luis Navarro, 54, have lived together for 27 years. Argentina is the first Latin American country to legalise same-sex marriage [...]

The Bill recognising the civil partnership of same-sex couples passed all stages in the Dáil tonight without a vote. Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern said the Civil Partnership Bill would put in place a legal regime that reflected the many forms of relationships in modern Irish society. “Our society has change substantially in recent decades,’’ he said. “While marriage is more popular than ever, other forms of relationships have become increasingly common; they create some difficulties in the legal system and require in our law a measure of recognition and of protection.” Fianna Fáil Tipperary South TD Mattie McGrath spoke against the Bill, claiming it had far-reaching consequences for over 120,000 cohabiting couples who would find themselves in a legal web not of their own making. There was a protest outside Leinster House against the legislation. When the debate was concluded inside, however, there was applause from people in the public gallery. Just over a month ago, the Bill was approved by the Dáil’s Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights. The purpose of the new Bill is to establish an extensive package of rights, obligations and protections for same-sex couples who register as civil partners. All parties in the Oireachtas formally supported the legislation, although individual TDs and Senators have expressed criticism.

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The Bill recognising the civil partnership of same-sex couples passed all stages in the Dáil tonight without a vote. Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern said the Civil Partnership Bill would put in place a legal regime that reflected the many forms of relationships in modern Irish society. “Our society has change substantially in recent decades,’’ [...]

"Wonderful"...Gay couples celebrate in Mexico City. Photo: Reuters

MEXICO CITY: The capital of Mexico has become the first municipality in Latin America to approve gay marriage.

The change will give homosexual couples in Mexico City more rights, including allowing them to adopt children.

Turning aside opposition from the Catholic Church, the city legislature approved the measure, 39 votes to 20. As the bill was passed, supporters yelled: ”Yes, we could! Yes, we could!”

The Mayor, Marcelo Ebrard, must sign the bill for it to become law. He is expected to do so.

”This is wonderful,” the gay-rights activist Judith Vasquez said from the legislature floor. ”[Gay] couples have effectively been together for years, decades, centuries. But now it is our right.”

Uruguay was the first Latin American country to recognise same-sex unions. But the Mexico City initiative rewrites law to redefine ”marriage” as a ”free union between two people”.

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MEXICO CITY: The capital of Mexico has become the first municipality in Latin America to approve gay marriage. The change will give homosexual couples in Mexico City more rights, including allowing them to adopt children. Turning aside opposition from the Catholic Church, the city legislature approved the measure, 39 votes to 20. As the bill [...]

by Allison Keyes

Councilman David Catania speaks to the media before introducing the same-sex marriage bill at a D.C. Council meeting in October.

Gay rights advocates are declaring a cautious victory in the nation’s capital this week.

A bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Washington, D.C., is expected to pass a City Council vote on Tuesday.

David Catania, the openly gay councilman who drafted the bill, says he has been waiting for this day for a long time.

“After a year of planning and working and strategizing and organizing and cajoling and discussing it, I can finally see that the end is in sight,” Catania says.

The mayor has already committed to signing the bill, but opponents are vowing not to give up the fight against it. And because laws in the District of Columbia are subject to congressional review, even if the bill passes on Tuesday, it won’t be too late for opponents to lobby for it to be overturned.

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by Allison Keyes Gay rights advocates are declaring a cautious victory in the nation’s capital this week. A bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Washington, D.C., is expected to pass a City Council vote on Tuesday. David Catania, the openly gay councilman who drafted the bill, says he has been waiting for this day for a [...]

A guy proposes to his boyfriend ON STAGE at the Mariah Concert in Vegas… soo sweet

A guy proposes to his boyfriend ON STAGE at the Mariah Concert in Vegas… soo sweet