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May 15, 2012
"I've always thought it as something that was still holding the country back," Jay-Z said, of not legalizing same-sex marriage.
May 10, 2012
Single-mom Bristol Palin had to give her two cents on Obama's support of gay marriage.
May 09, 2012
Read President Barack Obama's full statement to ABC News.
President Barack Obama takes firm stand in support of gay marriage
May 09, 2012
Barack Obama expressed his support for gay marriage.
North Carolina, Kansas or Arizona: Which state is taking more rights away?
May 09, 2012
Horrible things are happening at the state level.
Everything you need to know about North Carolina banning gay marriage
May 08, 2012
North Carolina voters could deal a blow to efforts across the country to expand gay marriage rights if they approve a state constitutional amendment on Tuesday to ban same-sex marriage and civil unions.
Bronx state Senator Ruben Diaz refuses to apologize for comparing abortion to the Holocaust
May 02, 2012
"I said Hitler was also pro-choice," Diaz said to Metro today. "People are asking me to apologize for what I said, but who will apologize to those babies? Who will apologize for the killing of babies?"
Zach Wahls redefines what it means to be a family
April 23, 2012
Zach Wahls lit up YouTube last year with his speech to the Iowa House Judiciary Committee in favor of same-sex marriage.
Maryland legalizes same-sex marriage; challenge looms
March 01, 2012
Maryland became the eighth state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage on Thursday, just as opponents were ramping up efforts to repeal the new law at the ballot box.
New Jersey Democrats vow to pass gay marriage
January 09, 2012
If Democratic legislators get their way, 2012 may be the year gay marriage becomes legal across the Hudson.
Monica Alcota: Government drops same-sex marriage deportation case
December 07, 2011
A deportation case against an Argentine immigrant who is married to a Queens woman has been dropped after a long struggle to have her recognized as the spouse of a U.S. citizen.
Conan O'Brien officiates a same-sex marriage on TV
November 04, 2011
Conan O'Brien can now add marriage celebrant to his repertoire after officiating a same-sex marriage last night.
Sesame Street: The perfect spot for a gay marriage?
August 09, 2011
Should Bert and Ernie exchange vows in a message of tolerance and acceptance? A group of gay activists is really putting the pressure on the Sesame Street roommates to take the plunge... but are Bert and Ernie even gay?
For some, gay unions not urgent
July 25, 2011
City clerks handed out 659 marriage licenses, and municipal judges married 484 couples on Sunday, but not all gay and lesbian couples in the city clamored to be wed on July 24.
PHOTOS: New York's top 10 best-dressed gay newlyweds
July 25, 2011
Friends and families of gay newlyweds gathered to watch their loved ones make history on Sunday. What were the weddings like? Who was there? And of course, what were they wearing?
Gay marriage: After 23 years, these two are now married
July 24, 2011
Out of the all marriages performed in the city yesterday, the wedding of Connie Kopelov, 84, and Phyllis Siegel, 76, may stand out as the most memorable.
Gay marriage: New Yorkers proudly say ‘I do’
July 24, 2011
History was made in New York City yesterday: 484 couples wed across the five boroughs as same-sex nuptials officially became legal for the first time in the state.
Queens couple married, but still face deportation
July 20, 2011
As gay and lesbian couples around the city make plans to wed, two Queens women are terrified that their marriage isn’t good enough to prevent them from being ripped 5,000 miles apart.
Metro live-blogs the first day of gay marriage in New York
July 20, 2011
Metro blogs history -- live!
Gay marriage lottery puts limits on love
July 19, 2011
Norma Virola waited for years to marry her girlfriend Crystal Gonzale. When the state legalized gay marriage the two eagerly planned to tie the knot on Sunday, the first day the law goes into effect. But now, thanks to the city’s marriage lottery, they may have to wait even longer.
City launches lottery for gay couples
July 19, 2011
764 couples will be able to marry on Sunday -- but the city's received 2,661 requests.
Gay marriage gets its own Taiwanese animation video
June 27, 2011
Vid takes aim at Obama's contradictory stance on the issue.
Ruben Diaz: Gay marriage is sign of doomsday
June 26, 2011
Diaz is proud of the fact that he’s the only Democrat who voted against historic gay marriage legislation.
New York City gay pride parade: A city in celebration (PHOTOS)
June 26, 2011
New York City's streets were paved with pride yesterday as millions celebrated the legalization of gay marriage.
New York marriage bill paves way for same-sex divorce
June 25, 2011
As New York's same-sex couples head to the altar to celebrate their newly won right to marry, they can take comfort in the fact that, if it doesn't work out, their right to get divorced in the state just got a lot easier as well.
Experts expect national impact from New York marriage law
June 25, 2011
When New York became the sixth and by far the largest state to legalize same-sex marriage, following a grueling overtime session in the state Legislature on Friday, it immediately transformed the national debate over the issue, legal experts said.
Gay marriage: Cuomo signs law approving NY same-sex marriage
June 25, 2011
Governor Andrew Cuomo made same-sex marriages legal in New York on Friday, a key victory for gay rights ahead of the 2012 presidential and congressional elections.
Gay marriage bill stalled, but the march will go on
June 23, 2011
The New York state Legislature may be undecided when it comes to legalizing gay marriage, but that will not damper Sunday’s Gay Pride March.
A week later, vote on gay marriage still uncertain
June 23, 2011
The fate of the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York state rested on Thursday with a small group of Republican senators.
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