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Approval of Same-Sex Marriage Bill

The Washington State Senate has reportedly approved a same-sex marriage measure that would legalize it in the state. According to reports, the Senate committee has voted to approve it which means that ...

Singer Ending Domestic Union

Singer k.d. lang is reportedly ending her domestic union with her partner Jamie Price. According to reports, she has filed to dissolve the union in California. Domestic partnerships allow same-sex ...

Divorce for Same-Sex Couples

The Washington City Council is reportedly working to make it easier for same-sex couples who married in the District of Columbia to get divorced . According to reports, some couples are being denied ...

Same-Sex Marriage in California

For two years, same-sex couples in California were able to obtain legal marriages. From June 2008 until November 2010, a new law removed certain language from the state's constitution which allowed ...

Same-Sex Couple Fighting for Child Custody

A same-sex couple in the Houston, Texas area is reportedly appealing a judge's ruling in regard to a child custody case. According to reports, the judge ruled on a case where a man is currently ...

Presidential Candidate Signs Anti-Gay Marriage Pledge

Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is a presidential candidate, recently spoke out about being anti-gay marriage. He reportedly commented that he is for the federal marriage amendment that defines ...

County to Increase Benefits for Same Sex Partners

While reviewing next year's budget, the city manager for a city in Texas discussed the possibility of including benefits for same sex partners . The inclusion of domestic partnership benefits would ...

New York Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

New York has passed a bill that will now legalize same-sex marriage in the state. According to reports, state senators voted 33-29 for the approval of marriage equality legislation. Now, same-sex ...

Maryland Considering Same-Sex Divorce

Maryland courts are reportedly considering same-sex divorce at this time. According to reports, a case is going to the Maryland Special Court of Appeals in order to determine how these proceedings may ...

Woman Attempts to Hide during Child Custody Battle

Lisa Miller has lived a strange and now criminal life. Her life story has become public recently as law enforcement agencies work together to track her down. Miller, who once lived with partner Janet ...

Wyoming Can Grant Same-Sex Couple Divorce

The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled that the state can grant a same-sex couple a divorce when they are married in another state or in Canada. According to reports, the state Supreme Court decided to ...

Man Petitions for Review of Gay Divorce Case

A man in the Dallas, Texas area is reportedly petitioning the state Supreme Court in order to have them review a gay divorce case. He was originally allowed to divorce in Texas, despite them not ...

Same Sex Couples may Recieve Benefits in City of Easton

Next year could bring benefits for same-sex partners in the city of Easton if new legislation is approved by the city council. The Easton City Council is scheduled to review the new legislation that ...

Gay Marriage Vote on Hold

In Maryland, the House vote on gay marriage is reportedly on hold because of at least one delegate. According to reports, one Maryland delegate has reportedly that she is held up on a bill to legalize ...

Maryland Senate Initially Approves Gay Marriage

The Maryland Senate has reportedly advanced legislation that will move forward with allowing same-sex marriage. Measures have reportedly been defeated that sought to allow religious agencies to refuse ...

States Continue to Expand Rights to Gay Couples

While Maryland is reportedly going to begin debating the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Act soon, other states are starting to extend rights to same-sex couples. Hawaii will reportedly soon ...

Judge Denies Divorce to Same-Sex Couple

A judge in the Nebraska area has reportedly denied a divorce to a same-sex couple who was married in 2003 in Vermont. According to reports, the judge claimed that Nebraska only recognizes marriages ...

Gay Marriage Ballot Bid Rejected by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reportedly turned down a bid for a measure to be placed on Washington, D.C. ballots that would allow residents to vote on the definition of marriage. In 2010, the area did start ...

State to Recognize Out of State Same Sex Marriages

A landmark victory for same-sex couples happened in Washington State last week when lawmakers voted 58-39 on Friday to make same-sex marriages from out of state as valid as in-state marriages. The ...

Gay Divorce Can’t Be Stopped

In Texas, it is being determined that a divorce cannot be stopped after it was already granted to two women who were legally married elsewhere. A judge had previously granted the divorce when the ...

Obama Stops Defending Gay Marriage Ban, Group Wants Prop 8 Overturned

As reported in the Huffington Post, and other news media, on February 23 President Barack Obama announced that his administration will no longer legally defend the federal ban on gay marriage. This ...

Gay Divorce Possibly Headed to New Mexico

It appears that same-sex marriage and divorce may be headed to New Mexico. The Attorney General in New Mexico is reportedly pushing for same-sex marriages of other states to be recognized in New ...

Gay Marriage at Risk in New Hampshire

New Hampshire state lawmakers are reportedly trying to draft bills that will repeal same-sex marriage rights in the state. Gay marriage was legalized in New Hampshire in 2008 and over 1,500 legal ...

Same-Sex Couple Adoption Invalid in North Carolina

The North Carolina Supreme Court has reportedly outlawed same-sex couple adoptions . The matter came up due to some judges reportedly have been violating the uniform adoption laws by issuing adoption ...

Federal Regulation Allows Patients Right to Decide who can Visit

New federal regulations are making waves across the country as patients are given the right to decide who can have visitation rights in the hospital. Unlike before there will be no limitations based ...
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