Same-Sex Marriage Law begins as Clerks Prep in Illinois for Gay Weddings
Sabra Blumhorst ,31 and Chelsea Baker ,24 exchanged wedding vows in November near their Southern Illinois home. Though their nuptials weren’t legally recognized in Illinois. Everything changed this...
View ArticleWhite House: Obama Set To Sign Executive Order Banning ‘Gay Discrimination’
Marking his most significant gay rights move since the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” in 2011, President Obama’s administration recently revealed his plans to sign an executive order prohibiting...
View ArticleUtah Will Seek Supreme Court Review of Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Utah is the 18th state were same-sex marriages have been legalized. This happened on December 20, 2013. However, on January 6, 2014, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver would reconsider the...
View ArticleGay Marriage Licenses Blocked by State Appeal in Florida Keys
Great joy overcame the LGBT community in Florida’s most gay-friendly county, Miami. A judge ruled yesterday that same-sex couples can marry, thus siding with the Florida Keys same-sex couple who said...
View ArticleVirginia’s Gay Marriage Ban is Unconstitutional
According to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, it was ruled on Monday that Virginia’s gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. This made it more likely that the Supreme Court will settle the issue as...
View ArticleA Federal Judge Declares Gay-Marriage Ban Unconstitutional in Florida
Yesterday a federal judge ruled Florida’s gay-marriage ban unconstitutional and ordered the state of Florida to recognize marriages that were legally performed elsewhere. Robert L. Hinkle, U.S....
View ArticleWisconsin Gay Marriage Ban Invalidated in US Court
The United States court of appeals finally ruled against the bans against gay marriage in Wisconsin and Indiana. According to the U.S. appeals court, such bans are unconstitutional and therefore...
View ArticleSupreme Court Turns Away Gay Marriage Appeals Leaving Issue Unresolved...
On Monday, the Supreme Court turned away appeals from five different states which sought to prohibit same-sex marriage and in so doing, it effectively legalized gay marriage in those particular...
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriages Begin to Be Officiated in the South
After the Supreme Court turned away the appeals of five U.S. states who had wanted to impose bans on same-sex marriage, the South is now, for the first time, crossing into new territories as...
View ArticleGay Marriage Bans Fall Like Domino Pieces in U.S. States
While the Vatican is reviewing its approach on the homosexual community, the Supreme Court’s denial of appeals coming from five states has caused a flurry of same-sex marriage last week, as marriage...
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