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.

Same-sex marriage became legal nationwide in the Netherlands (2001), Belgium (2003), Spain (2005), Canada (2005), South Africa (2006), Norway (2009), Sweden (2009), Portugal (2010), Iceland (2010), Argentina (2010), Denmark (2012), Brazil (2013), France (2013), Uruguay (2013), New Zealand (2013), th...

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and his coalition government look set to fast-track a vote in Parliament to legalize gay marriage before the end of 2012, as opposition to the plan within his Conservative Party gains momentum. Tories are divided over Prime Minister David Cameron's unwavering support ...

Ireland wakes up to marriage equality - early counts suggest that there has been a landslide victory for the Yes campaign in the fight for gay marriage. A significant No vote was also mobilised. The gay community was out celebrating the landslide announcement.

Gay rights, including marriage, have become increasingly relevant with countries stepping up to legalize same-sex marriage. So where is same-sex marriage legal?