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.

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.

As of July, 2013, same-sex marriage is legally recognized nationwide in Argentina, Belgium, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Norway, Sweden, and Uruguay. In the United States, same-sex marriages are recognized on the federal level, though same-sex couples can only marry in thirteen of the fifty states...

Texas lawmakers vote this week on whether the state should officially defy the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage. Alabama and Minnesota are debating bills to undermine marriage equality. At least one presidential candidate seems to think that if elected he could veto the Supreme Court. But a new s...

Australian Senator Dean Smith choked up as he introduced the marriage equality bill into parliament, initiating debate on the issue, which this week Australians approved in a nationwide postal vote.

Pennsylvania's ban on gay marriage was overturned Tuesday by a federal judge in a decision that makes same-sex marriage legal throughout the Northeast. (May 20)

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 ...