CONCORD, N.H., June 3 (UPI) -- Gays will be able to get married in New Hampshire starting in the new year after Gov. John Lynch signed same-sex marriage legislation Wednesday.
CONCORD, N.H., May 14 (UPI) -- New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch said Thursday he would sign legislation to legalize same-sex marriage as long as there are protections for religious objectors.
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.
WASHINGTON, May 31 (UPI) -- A growing number of states are passing civil union and domestic partnership laws, but many gay activists persist in pushing for legalized same-sex marriage.
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.
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.
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.
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.
