http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Gay_and_Lesbian_RelationshipsFind stories, videos, and photos about Gay and Lesbian Relationships from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:03:40 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Gay_and_Lesbian_Relationships14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Gay and Lesbian Relationships from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/28/same.sex.census/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/28/same.sex.census/index.html#cnnSTCTextPeter Dziedzic and his husband, Jay Judas, aren't quite sure yet which of them will be designated the head of household when they fill out the 2010 census form in April.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/06/28/gayby/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/06/28/gayby/index.html#cnnSTCTextJesse Levey is a Republican activist who says he believes in family values, small government and his lesbian mothers' right to marry.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/20/new.hampshire.same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/20/new.hampshire.same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew Hampshire's move to become the most recent state to legalize same-sex marriage hit a bump Wednesday, after the state House of Representatives failed to agree to changes made by the governor.Wed, 20 May 2009 23:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/04/samesex.marriage.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/04/samesex.marriage.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new national poll suggests a majority of Americans oppose legalizing same-sex marriages, but the survey indicates a vast generational divide on the issue.Mon, 04 May 2009 21:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/21/gay.destination.weddings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/21/gay.destination.weddings/index.html#cnnSTCTextBoston-based wedding planner Bernadette Smith has helped arrange the same-sex nuptials of nearly 75 Massachusetts couples during her five-year career. But she's never seen quite the surge in business as she has during the past few months.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/22/martin.miss.california/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/22/martin.miss.california/index.html#cnnSTCTextA lot of folks are always saying they like to keep it real, that they want authenticity and straight talk. Yet when someone actually does it, there is hell to pay.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/17/schmidt.log.cabin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/17/schmidt.log.cabin/index.html#cnnSTCTextA key architect of Republican Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign has urged conservatives to drop their opposition to same-sex marriage.Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/ny.same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/ny.same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextGov. David Paterson will announce plans Thursday to introduce same-sex marriage legislation in the state Assembly, according to an assemblyman who was asked to be present for the announcement.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/dc.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/dc.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the same day that Vermont's House and Senate voted to override GOP Gov. Jim Douglas' veto of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state, the Washington City Council voted 12-0 Tuesday in favor of allowing same-sex marriages performed in other states to be recognized in the nation's capital.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextVermont's House and Senate voted Tuesday to override the governor's veto of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state.Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/03/iowa.same.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/03/iowa.same.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iowa Supreme Court unanimously rejected a state law Friday that banned same-sex marriage, and opponents wasted little time in pushing for a state constitutional amendment that could send the issue to voters.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/26/same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/26/same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe New Hampshire House of Representatives voted narrowly Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage, putting the state's Legislature on a potential collision course with a governor who has publicly stated his opposition to such unions.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/25/vermont.samesex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/25/vermont.samesex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextVermont Gov. James Douglas announced Wednesday that he plans to veto a bill that would grant same-sex couples equal rights in marriage, if the bill reaches his desk.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/24/vermont.samesex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/24/vermont.samesex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextVermont is weighing a bill that could make it the first state to legalize same-sex marriage without being prompted by the courts.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/23/vermont.samesex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/23/vermont.samesex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Vermont Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to legalize same-sex marriage, potentially setting the stage for a high-profile legislative showdown and breaking a new political barrier in the state that made history in 2000 by becoming the first to approve civil unions for gay and lesbian couples.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/06/same.sex.marriage.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/06/same.sex.marriage.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe nation's economic crisis is now playing a role in the debate over same-sex marriage.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/california.same.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/california.same.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe California Supreme Court began hearing arguments Thursday in a case that could determine the fate of same-sex marriage in the state, as well as the validity of about 18,000 same-sex marriages.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/03/same.sex.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/03/same.sex.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA legal advocacy group sued the federal government Tuesday, seeking benefits for 15 gay and lesbian Massachusetts residents who wed after the state legalized same-sex marriage.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/16/soap.same.sex.wedding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/16/soap.same.sex.wedding/index.html#cnnSTCTextLavish weddings on soap operas are commonplace -- beautiful, wealthy characters united amid copious tears, heaps of flowers and exquisite attire.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/maine.same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/maine.same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Maine lawmaker introduced a bill on Tuesday that would allow same-sex marriages in the state.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/09/craig.gay.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/09/craig.gay.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy battle for marriage equality began in 1990, after my partner, Brian Binder, and I had a commitment ceremony. The ceremony was held at the end of a conference for Parents and Friends of Lesbian and Gays and was attended by more than 300 friends and members of both our families.Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/17/hughley.savage.prop.8/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/17/hughley.savage.prop.8/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than a week after voters in California, Arizona and Florida passed ballot initiatives outlawing same-sex marriage, thousands of people across the country protested the bans in simultaneous rallies Saturday. In California, Proposition 8 overturned a May ruling by the California Supreme Court that struck down a 2000 ban on same-sex unions. It passed 52.5 percent to 47.5 percent. CNN's D.L. Hughley spoke to sex columnist Dan Savage about the ongoing battle to legalize same-sex marriage in California. Savage is the author of the popular syndicated sex advice column "Savage Love."Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/08/same.sex.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/08/same.sex.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextProtests continued Friday in several California cities, including San Francisco, Palm Springs and Long Beach, over the passage of Proposition 8, which outlaws same-sex marriage.Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/gaymarriage.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/gaymarriage.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextSolomon Brown of San Jose, California, is one of the millions of voters who helped elect Barack Obama to be the future president. He's also one of the voters in California, Arizona and Florida who cast ballots in support of same-sex marriage bans that got considerable support in each state.Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/06/state.laws/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/06/state.laws/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints insisted Thursday that their support for a proposition to ban same-sex marriage in California did not target any group.Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:57:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20238579,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20238579,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"I will continue to speak out for equality for all of us," she promisesThu, 06 Nov 2008 19:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/state.laws/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/state.laws/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Los Angeles County Registrar's Office stopped issuing same-sex marriage licenses after the passage of a ballot measure to eliminate the right of gay couples to marry, the agency said Wednesday.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:02:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20238033,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20238033,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnDespite opposition from Ellen DeGeneres and more, Proposition 8 passes by a slim marginWed, 05 Nov 2008 22:01:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1852263,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1852263,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe electoral battle over gay marriage extends beyond the Golden State. Florida, Arizona and Connecticut are in it tooWed, 22 Oct 2008 03:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849805,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849805,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGay couples from around California and the nation are feverishly tying the knot ahead of Election Day to avoid missing out if voters approve a ballot initiative aimed at banning same-sex marriageMon, 13 Oct 2008 22:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/10/connecticut.gay.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/10/connecticut.gay.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay and lesbian couples have the right to get married.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849259,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849259,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsConnecticut's Supreme Court is the latest to tear down constitutional barriers to same-sex marriage. But the real test will be getting legislatures to actFri, 10 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849049,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849049,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsConnecticut's Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making that state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unionsFri, 10 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20227512,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20227512,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Sex and the City star says his stance on the controversial issue is "great"Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1842171,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1842171,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBrad Pitt has donated $100,000 to fight California's November ballot initiative that would overturn the state Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriageThu, 18 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/rnc.log.cabin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/rnc.log.cabin/index.html#cnnSTCTextA group of gay and lesbian Republicans has traveled to the site of the GOP convention this week to help convince its party that it is time to stop being on the "wrong side" of the same-sex marriage issue.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:59:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1836965,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1836965,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a poll released WednesdayThu, 28 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1836777,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1836777,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples here gained that right, has diedWed, 27 Aug 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1834476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1834476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMost states don't recognize gay marriage -- but now Hallmark doesThu, 21 Aug 2008 13:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/08/19/argentina.gay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/08/19/argentina.gay/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a nationwide measure, Argentina has granted gay couples the right to collect the pensions of their dead partners.Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/16/same.sex.marriages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/16/same.sex.marriages/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe California Supreme Court has cleared the way for Californians to vote in November on whether to ban same-sex marriages in the state.Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1823496,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1823496,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGay couples from across the country are one step closer to a Massachusetts weddingWed, 16 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/17/marriage.reax/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/17/marriage.reax/index.html#cnnSTCTextSame-sex marriages will put "a shame" upon the United States, one person wrote Tuesday; but for another, the legalization of the unions in California made it seem as though "life is opening up."Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/15/same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/15/same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage Thursday, saying sexual orientation, like race or gender, "does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights."Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/29/nygay.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/29/nygay.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextGov. David Paterson of New York has told state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed in states and countries where they are legal, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/16/samesex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/16/samesex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalifornia officials began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Monday evening after a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing the ceremonies took effect.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/16/samesex.couple/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/16/samesex.couple/index.html#cnnSTCTextBreaking ground is nothing new in the nearly six-decade relationship of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815272,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815272,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSan Francisco's mayor spurred the issue with a huge round of weddings in 2004. Now same sex marriages are legal in California, but he worries about the next stepTue, 17 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/16/feyerick.samesex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/16/feyerick.samesex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour years ago Massachusetts became the first state to allow same-sex couples to marry. Since then, more than 10,000 gay and lesbian couples have exchanged vows in the state.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:54:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811396,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811396,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn initiative that would again outlaw gay marriage in California has qualified for the November ballot, the Secretary of State announced MondayTue, 03 Jun 2008 13:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1810152,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1810152,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThu, 29 May 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/28/same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/28/same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextSame-sex couples in California may be able to obtain marriage licenses on June 17, state officials said Wednesday.Wed, 28 May 2008 21:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1809290,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1809290,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA potential proposition may make same-sex unions short-lived in California. But the power of the ruling will give the issue longevity for years to comeSat, 24 May 2008 20:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1807109,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1807109,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe court demolished the key arguments against gay marriage. But the presidential candidates still need convincingFri, 16 May 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1806634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1806634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe California Supreme Court has overturned a ban on gay marriage, paving the way for California to become the second state where gay and lesbian residents can marryThu, 15 May 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1738291,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1738291,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLocal governments and state universities in Michigan can't offer health insurance to the partners of gay workers, the state Supreme Court ruled WednesdayWed, 07 May 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/09/19/unmarried.couples/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/09/19/unmarried.couples/index.html#cnnSTCTextFirst comes love, then comes marriage -- or at least that's how the saying used to go. An increasing number of heterosexual couples have been shacking up without plans for a trip down the aisle.Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1657959,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1657959,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLess than two hours after a judge struck down Iowa's decade-old gay marriage ban, two Des Moines men applied for a marriage licenseFri, 31 Aug 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/10/gay.forum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/10/gay.forum/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic presidential hopefuls stressed their common ground with the gay and lesbian community in a televised forum, but one significant exception loomed -- same-sex marriage.Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/27/poll.gay/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/27/poll.gay/index.htmlA majority of Americans believe that gays and lesbians could not change their sexual orientation even if they wanted to, according to results of a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Wednesday.Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/19/lgbt.politics.ireport/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/19/lgbt.politics.ireport/index.htmlIssues such as same-sex marriage and gays serving in the military have played an important role in American politics for at least the past 10 years and may do so again in next year's presidential and congressional elections.Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/05/news/companies/disney_gayweddings.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/05/news/companies/disney_gayweddings.reut/index.htmThe Walt Disney Co. has changed its policy to allow same-sex couples to participate in a popular Fairy Tale Wedding program it runs mainly at its two U.S. resorts and cruise line, a Disney spokesman said Thursday.Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/14/clinton.gays/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/14/clinton.gays/index.htmlSen. Hillary Clinton sidestepped a question about whether she thinks homosexuality is immoral Wednesday, less than two weeks after telling gay-rights activists she was "proud" to stand by their side.Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/14/same.sex/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/14/same.sex/index.htmlFacing pressure from the state's top court, the New Jersey Legislature voted Thursday to give gay and lesbian couples the rights and privileges of marriage, while using the term "civil unions" to describe the partnerships.Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/12/07/canada.samesex/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/12/07/canada.samesex/index.htmlCanada's House of Commons Thursday soundly rejected a motion from Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reconsider the country's 2005 law allowing gay men and lesbians to marry.Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:13:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/11/8395465/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/11/8395465/index.htmBusiness is booming at Raytheon, the $22-billion-a-year defense contractor that sells Tomahawk cruise missiles, laser-vision goggles and advanced radar systems to the Pentagon. This, improbably, is... Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/25/gay.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/25/gay.marriage/index.htmlIn a decision likely to stoke the contentious election-year debate over same-sex marriage, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that state lawmakers must provide the rights and benefits of marriage to gay and lesbian couples.Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/05/gay.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/05/gay.marriage/index.htmlA California appeals court ruled Thursday that state laws limiting marriage to heterosexual couples are constitutional and do not deprive gay or lesbian couples of a "vested fundamental right."Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/27/elec.keydates.moralissues/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/27/elec.keydates.moralissues/index.htmlSome key dates surrounding moral issues:Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/30/solmonese.gayrights/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/30/solmonese.gayrights/index.htmlThanks to private sector employers, our nation hit a milestone this year in its march toward equality.Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/06/same.sex.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/06/same.sex.marriage/index.htmlPresident Bush offered a new pledge of support Monday for a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, a measure expected to fail in the Senate and one critics blasted as an election-year diversion.Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/06/feedback.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/06/feedback.marriage/index.htmlThe U.S. Senate opened the debate this week on a proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/06/australia.gaymarriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/06/australia.gaymarriage/index.htmlAustralia's conservative government will overrule same sex marriage laws in the nation's capital, Prime Minister John Howard said on Tuesday, saying marriage should only be between men and women.Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/05/tenn.samesex.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/05/tenn.samesex.marriage/index.htmlJoan and Nancy VanReece have been partners for 18 years, share a home in the Nashville suburbs, and the same last name because they took the time -- and spent the money -- to combine their last names.Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/05/same.sex.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/05/same.sex.marriage/index.htmlPresident Bush offered a new pledge of support Monday for a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, a measure expected to fail in the Senate and one critics blasted as an election-year diversion.Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/05/greenfield.hotissues/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/05/greenfield.hotissues/index.htmlIt's the political mega-theme of the moment: Republicans want to gin up their unhappy base for the midterm elections by pounding away on hot-button social issues, like gay marriage and flag burning.Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/30/ny.gaymarriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/30/ny.gaymarriage/index.htmlNew York's highest court will consider Wednesday whether New York City can grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples.Tue, 30 May 2006 16:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/13/gay.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/13/gay.marriage/index.htmlSenate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Monday he plans a vote in early June on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, a move likely to fail but sure to spark a fiery election-year debate.Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/07/20/canada.gay.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/07/20/canada.gay.marriage/index.htmlCanada legalized gay marriage Wednesday, becoming the world's fourth nation to grant full legal rights to same-sex couples.Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/11/spain.marriage.reut/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/11/spain.marriage.reut/index.htmlSpain celebrated its first homosexual marriage on Monday under a law passed last month making it the fourth country to legalize same-sex unions.Tue, 12 Jul 2005 03:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/11/spain.gay/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/11/spain.gay/index.htmlTwo men -- a psychiatrist and a store window decorator -- have tied the knot in a Madrid suburb, the first gay couple to marry in Spain since the country's parliament passed a law allowing such unions last month.Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/28/news/fortune500/walmart_ethics/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/28/news/fortune500/walmart_ethics/index.htmWal-Mart Stores, Inc. broadened the definition of "immediate family members" to include domestic partners in an updated statement of ethics.Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/02/ballot.samesex.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/02/ballot.samesex.marriage/index.htmlSix months after gay and lesbian couples won the right to marry in Massachusetts, opponents of same-sex marriage struck back Tuesday, with voters in 11 states approving constitutional amendments codifying marriage as an exclusively heterosexual institution.Wed, 03 Nov 2004 01:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/18/wedge.issues.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/18/wedge.issues.tm/index.htmlA campaign about Iraq and jobs abruptly shifts to the fraught territory of God, gays and guns. But will the values debate help Republicans this year?Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/01/spain.gays/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/01/spain.gays/index.htmlSpain has moved a big step closer to permitting gay marriage after the Cabinet approved a bill authorizing homosexuals to marry and adopt children.Fri, 01 Oct 2004 12:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/14/michigan.poll/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/14/michigan.poll/index.htmlThe race between Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry and President Bush is too close to call in the battleground state of Michigan, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Tuesday evening.Wed, 15 Sep 2004 01:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/01/gop.gays/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/01/gop.gays/index.htmlIt's not easy being a gay Republican these days.Thu, 02 Sep 2004 00:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/24/cheney.samesex/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/24/cheney.samesex/index.htmlVice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday he believes the question of same-sex marriage is best handled by the states -- a position that puts him at odds with President Bush who proposed amending the Constitution to ban such unions.Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/12/samesex.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/12/samesex.marriage/index.htmlThousands of marriages sanctioned in San Francisco earlier this year were voided Thursday when the California Supreme Court ruled that city's mayor overstepped his authority by issuing licenses to gay and lesbian couples.Thu, 12 Aug 2004 20:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/29/dems.dayscene/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/29/dems.dayscene/index.htmlAt 26, Emily Falcon is the youngest member of the Delaware delegation. She is also its first openly gay delegate. And she couldn't be clearer about her support of Sen. John Kerry for president.Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/15/samesex.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/15/samesex.marriage/index.htmlPresident Bush says he is "disappointed" that a move to effectively ban same-sex marriage was "temporarily blocked" in the Senate, and he is urging the House to take up the matter.Thu, 15 Jul 2004 06:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/14/samesex.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/14/samesex.marriage/index.htmlEfforts to pass a constitutional amendment that would effectively ban same-sex marriage failed in the Senate Wednesday afternoon, but supporters vowed to keep fighting for the measure.Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/14/mccain.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/14/mccain.marriage/index.htmlRepublican Sen. John McCain of Arizona broke forcefully with President Bush and the Senate GOP leadership Tuesday evening over the issue of same-sex marriage, taking to the Senate floor to call a constitutional amendment that would effectively ban the practice unnecessary -- and un-Republican.Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/13/same.sex.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/13/same.sex.marriage/index.htmlA proposed constitutional amendment that would effectively prohibit gay or lesbian couples from legally marrying is expected to die in a procedural Senate vote Wednesday.Wed, 14 Jul 2004 01:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/12/mon.hot/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/12/mon.hot/index.htmlCheck out the links below to hot political stories around the country.Mon, 12 Jul 2004 13:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/06/14/372631/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/06/14/372631/index.htmWhen Massachusetts and local governments like the city of San Francisco began offering marriage licenses to gay couples recently, experts predicted legal and taxation nightmares for benefits manag...Mon, 14 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/06/13/gay.pride/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/06/13/gay.pride/index.htmlCourt approval of same-sex marriage gave extra flair Saturday to the Boston Pride gay and lesbian parade, where men and women gyrated in tuxedos and wedding gowns atop floats and an oom-pah band played "Chapel of Love."Sun, 13 Jun 2004 05:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/20/gay.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/20/gay.marriage/index.htmlGov. Mitt Romney announced Thursday that he has given the state's attorney general evidence of what he described as illegal same-sex marriages in two cities so he can take "whatever action he deems appropriate."Thu, 20 May 2004 22:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/20/column/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/20/column/index.htmlThis week in The Inside Edge, how same-sex marriage may play out in the campaign, why Republicans are picking up the phone, which country might be next to buck an incumbent and which former Clinton official Kerry might consider as his running mate.Thu, 20 May 2004 14:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/18/grossman.mass.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/18/grossman.mass.marriage/index.htmlThis week, May 17, for the first time, same-sex couples legally wed in Massachusetts. Hundreds more will do so as the week progresses.Tue, 18 May 2004 15:23:00 EDT