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After California loss, gay couples get right to wed in Connecticut

Nov. 12, 2008
Same-sex couples began marrying in Connecticut today after a judge cleared the way, a partial rebound for gay-rights activists still enraged over the vote last week that cost them the right to wed in California.
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California lawmakers decry gay wedding ban

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- California lawmakers say their resolutions supporting the overthrow of a ban on same-sex marriages are about civil rights rather than politics.

Court to hear California gay marriage case

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear a challenge to a voter-passed measure that would outlaw same-sex marriages in the state.

Protests follow ban on same-sex marriage

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Gay rights activists say a number of protests are occurring in California in opposition of a new ban on same-sex marriage statewide.

Conn. issuing same-sex marriage licenses

HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Connecticut began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, an act eclipsed by Election Day ballot measures in three other states barring gay marriages.

Prop 8 protest at Mormon Church in LA

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Gay rights activists gathered Thursday outside a Mormon temple in Los Angeles to protest the church's role in repealing same-sex marriage in California.
Calif., Fla., Ariz. ban gay marriage

Calif., Fla., Ariz. ban gay marriage

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- As Florida and Arizona voters elected to ban gay marriages, Californians voted to overturn a court decision legalizing same-sex marriages.

Same-sex couples flock to Calif. altar

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Same-sex couples in California were flocking to get married as a ballot initiative to overturn the unions' legality hung in the balance, officials said.
Gay couples fear legal limbo in Cal. vote

Gay couples fear legal limbo in Cal. vote

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Gay married couples in California face what they fear is legal limbo if Proposition 8 passes next week banning same-sex nuptials, analysts say.

Connecticut to legalize same-sex marriage

HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says he expects his state to officially legalize same-sex marriages early next month.

Conn. getting gay-wedding licenses ready

HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- An attorney in Connecticut's legal battle over same-sex marriages says he expects the first official weddings of homosexual couples to begin Nov. 10.

Poll: Fla. gay marriage ban lacks support

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A proposed ban on same-sex marriage in Florida lacks the voter support needed to pass, a poll indicates.

Gay marriage seekers want legal protection

BOSTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A study of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts found most gay couples wanted legal protections or to make a public statement, researchers say.

Conn. high court OKs same-sex marriage

HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The Connecticut Supreme Court has made the state the third in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage with a 4-3 decision.
Study: 11,000 gay weddings in California

Study: 11,000 gay weddings in California

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A new study shows that California has overtaken Massachusetts in the number of same-sex marriages performed.

Gay marriage opponents target court in ads

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Opponents of same-sex marriage in California are targeting state judges rather than gay couples in a ballot initiative ad campaign, observers say.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch