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.
SACRAMENTO, July 17 (UPI) -- The California Supreme Court rejected a request to eliminate an initiative opposing gay marriage from the November ballot.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A Maryland appeals court Tuesday upheld the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, saying the rule limiting marriage to heterosexual couples was constitutional.
TRENTON, N.J., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The New Jersey Legislature Thursday approved civil unions for same-sex couples.
MADRID, June 30 (UPI) -- Spanish lawmakers legalized gay marriage Thursday following criticism this week by conservative religious groups.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Nearly 4,000 same-sex marriages performed in San Francisco were voided Thursday by the California Supreme Court.
CHICAGO, May 17 (UPI) -- Dozens of gay activists marched outside Chicago's City Hall demanding the right to marry as the first same-sex couple was legally wed in Massachusetts.
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 9 (UPI) -- A Minnesota House committee Tuesday began hearings on a proposed state constitutional amendment to ban marriage between homosexuals.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- San Francisco's county assessor presided over the wedding of two lesbians Thursday in a ceremony that was not condoned by California state law.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- San Francisco's mayor invoked constitutional equal-protection provisions, asking officials to look into allowing same-sex couples to get marriage licenses.
