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Gay marriage bans fall in Idaho, Nevada after high court decision

YoopyaOct 8, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Legal momentum for extending U.S. marriage rights to same-sex couples accelerated on Tuesday as a federal appeals court struck down bans on gay

Africa: Anti-gay laws violate global pacts: U.N. rights chief

YoopyaMar 15, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – A legal ban on same-sex marriage in Nigeria, Africa’s largest country, violates international accords and could bring mob law against gays onto its

U.S. state lawyers don’t have to defend gay marriage bans: Holder

YoopyaFeb 25, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – The United States’ top law enforcement official has launched into the divisive gay marriage debate by telling a newspaper his state counterparts do

First Australian same-sex weddings start early

YoopyaDec 6, 2013February 2, 20240

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A state lawmaker and his partner dressed in matching suits and ties embraced and kissed in front of Australia’s Parliament House

Gay couple in Oklahoma to marry despite ban

YoopyaOct 25, 2013March 17, 20240

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Darren Black Bear hasn’t thought too much about his upcoming nuptials. Maybe khaki pants, and he doesn’t mind if guests show

Ohio man who challenged gay marriage ban dies

YoopyaOct 22, 2013May 3, 20230

CINCINNATI (AP) — John Arthur, who with his longtime partner helped lead a legal challenge to Ohio’s ban on gay marriage, died early Tuesday, his

With celebrations, NJ has 1st gay marriages

YoopyaOct 21, 2013March 10, 20240

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Gay couples in a handful of New Jersey communities exchanged marriage vows in the first minutes of Monday morning, becoming the

NJ legal battle over gay marriage will continue

YoopyaSep 28, 2013April 3, 20240

A judge’s ruling Friday that New Jersey must allow gay couples to marry will not be the last word on the issue after Gov. Chris

Sister says Liz Cheney’s opposition to gay marriage ‘dead wrong’

YoopyaSep 2, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – Mary Cheney, the younger daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney who married her long-time partner Heather Poe last year, chastised her older

GOP fault lines emerging on social issues

YoopyaJul 2, 20130

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pivotal developments on two cultural issues – immigration reform and gay marriage – offer an early preview of potential fault lines among