Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Top News

Gay Spouses Due Benefits in the State, Court Finds

Nov. 19, 2009
The Court of Appeals left to the Legislature the broader issue of whether same-sex marriage should be legal in New York.
Related Stories from UPI.com

Group challenges marriage defense law

BOSTON, March 3 (UPI) -- An advocacy group sued the federal government, seeking benefits for 15 Massachusetts residents wed after the state changed its same-sex marriage law.

Judge: Gay spouse entitled to benefits

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A federal judge in California has ruled that a federal public defender was unfairly denied benefits for his same-sex spouse.

Same-sex couples losing benefits

WASHINGTON, June 20 (UPI) -- U.S. gay rights activists said they worry that states that banned same-sex marriage are rolling back benefits for domestic partners of public employees.

N.J. court backs rights for gay unions

TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Same-sex couples "must be afforded on equal terms the same rights as benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex couples," the New Jersey Supreme ruled Wednesday.

Spain legalizes gay marriage

MADRID, June 30 (UPI) -- Spanish lawmakers legalized gay marriage Thursday following criticism this week by conservative religious groups.

Same-sex marriage protests in Chicago

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.

Wash. state split over same-sex marriage

TACOMA, Wash., March 9 (UPI) -- The battle over same-sex marriage has erupted on multiple fronts across Washington, the Tacoma Tribune reported Tuesday.
1 of 29
French Open tennis in Paris
View Caption
Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa