AUGUSTA, Maine, May 6 (UPI) -- Maine Gov. John Baldacci Wednesday signed a bill making same-sex marriage legal in the state.
AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Same-sex marriages would be allowed in Maine under a bill introduced by a Democratic state lawmaker, political observers said.
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.
TRENTON, N.J., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The New Jersey Legislature has passed a bill to allow same-sex couples access to the same legal rights as married heterosexual couples. However, the bill, passed 56-19 in the Assembly and 23-12 in the Senate, does not grant homosexual couples the right to
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The government of the Australian Capital Territory is pushing ahead with plans to recognize same-sex relationships.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- In what gay rights advocates say is a first in New York, the Teamsters Union has recognized spousal rights for a lesbian couple.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- New Zealand's parliament passed a bill recognizing "civil union" marriages, opening the door to same-sex marriages, New Zealand TV reported Thursday.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Gay-rights groups plan to proceed with caution in their challenges to same-sex marriage bans passed by voters in 11 states Nov. 2.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- President Bush broke with the Republican Party platform in supporting states' rights to permit same-sex civil unions.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A survey of New Zealanders shows 56 percent support the government's proposal to recognize same-sex relationships in law as a civil union.
