SAME-SEX MARRIAGES BEGIN IN RHODE ISLAND
By DAVID KLEPPER Gary McDowell, left, and Zachary Marcus, both of Providence, R.I., display their newly obtained marriage certificate at City Hall, in Providence, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 Gay marriage…
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BOY SCOUTS PROPOSING TO LIFT GAY BAN FOR YOUTH
By DAVID CRARY FILE – In this Feb. 4, 2013 file photo, James Oliver, left, hugs his brother and fellow Eagle Scout, Will Oliver, who is gay, as Will and…
NEW ZEALAND LAWMAKERS APPROVE GAY-MARRIAGE BILL
By NICK PERRY New Zealand lawmaker Louisa Wall, who sponsored the gay marriage bill, stands on the steps of Parliament in Wellington before voting for the same-sex marriage Tuesday, April…
HIGH COURT SKEPTICAL OF FEDERAL MARRIAGE LAW
By MARK SHERMAN Wyatt Tan, left and Mark Nomadiou, both of New York City, kiss in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, prior to the…
COURT GROUNDS PACKED ON FIRST DAY OF MARRIAGE CASE
By JESSICA GRESKO Actor, director and producer Robert Reiner is interviewed outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, before the court will hear arguments on California’s voter…
MO. SEN. MCCASKILL SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE
By DAVID A. LIEB FILE – In this Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 file photo, Sen. Claire McCaskell, D-Mo., speaks to the media outside Bayless Elementary School, in St. Louis County,…
TURKEY, DUTCH LEADERS SPAR OVER BOY’S FOSTER CASE
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, right, and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan are seen at the start of a meeting in Catshuis residence in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday March…
HILLARY CLINTON ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE
By JULIE PACE and KEN THOMAS FILE – In this Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Washington. The former Secretary of State announced…