WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, taking an apparently cautious approach, is reported under mounting pressure to act on gay issues, associates and observers say.
CONCORD, N.H., April 20 (UPI) -- Some gay rights advocates say civil unions, the middle-ground to marriage for same-sex partners in the United States, are dropping off.
VATICAN CITY, March 14 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI says Catholic politicians cannot vote for laws supporting abortion and gay marriage, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.
HAMDEN, Conn., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- New Jersey voters support civil unions for same-sex couples, while opposing gay marriage, a poll released Thursday said. The Quinnipiac Poll also reported that a majority of respondents oppose a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. The poll was
BOSTON, March 31 (UPI) -- An obscure 1913 law has surfaced as a partial legal roadblock to same-sex marriages in Massachusetts.
PARIS, July 4 (UPI) -- A new poll finds most French oppose adoptions by homosexuals, despite a surge of gay pride in the country.
MADRID, June 30 (UPI) -- Spanish lawmakers legalized gay marriage Thursday following criticism this week by conservative religious groups.
MADRID, June 29 (UPI) -- Opponents of gay marriage in Spain presented lawmakers Wednesday with a petition signed by 600,000 people against same-sex unions.
MADRID, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Spanish government has approved a draft law to legalize same-sex marriages, it was reported Friday.
LONDON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Next week's Queen's Speech to be read in British parliament will suggest same-sex couples be given the same rights as married couples, a report said Monday.
