Same-sex marriage is legally recognized nationwide in Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and Brazil. New Zealand's parliament expanded the definition of marriage to include same sex marriage on April 17, 2013, increasing the ...

OMG, 2011 -- what a year for marriage equality. We're still not ready to get married yet, but wow we are so close. Think about where we were a year ago -- so much has happened. Let's do a quick year-in-review to look at all the amazing stuff of 2011, and look ahead to where we're going to win in 201...

This week my marriage equality road trip takes me to Fargo, North Dakota this week, then on to Minneapolis. We have big news from four states in the Sixth Ci...

As the Federal Court of Appeals declarers Prop 8 unconstitutional, major advances in Washington, New Jersey, and Maryland are going on. And yet another court has slapped down the National Organization on Marriage's attempts to evade financial disclosure laws.

Actress Julianna Margulies and her husband Keith Lieberthal support marriage equality. Do you?

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The race to the Supreme Court intensifies, with multiple new lawsuits and an expedited schedule. Oregon won't defend its marriage ban in court, and a marriage lawsuit in Virginia might have reached a premature end. Plus polling from Louisiana shows progress, but it's been slow.

Things are finally settling down in Alabama. We'll take a look at just how messy it got last week, and what happens now. Plus, Justice Ginsburg makes some pretty candid predictions for the Supreme Court's upcoming marriage decision.

June 30, 2014 An appeals court upheld a ruling that found Utah's marriage ban to be unconstitutional, County Clerks in Colorado have begun issuing marriage licenses, a Federal court found Indiana’s ban on same-sex marriage violated the U.S. constitution, rulings are expected in court cases in Oklah

Harlan Gardner of Machias, joined by four generations of his family, talks about what marriage means to him and why it matters to the gay and lesbian people in his life.

In May, 2015 Ireland became the first country in the world to vote on same-sex marriage in a national referendum. But as Ireland moves towards greater equality, many other countries are moving in the opposite direction. Here is a snapshot of gay rights around the globe.