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.
BRUSSELS, July 25 (UPI) -- Gay marriage has boomed since same-sex marriages were legalized in Belgium and 3 percent of all marriages are now between homosexuals. Some 2,500 same-sex couples have tied the knot since September 2003, the Ministry of Interior Affairs has announced.
TORONTO, March 12 (UPI) -- Four Israeli gay couples have been married in Toronto in an effort to have same-sex unions recognized in their own nation.
BOSTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Massachusetts' attorney general, who just a year ago fought to ban same-sex marriages, says now he will fight to keep them legal.
SASKATOON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A Saskatchewan, Canada, judge will rule Friday on whether the province will become the seventh to allow same-sex marriages, it was reported Wednesday.
PARIS, June 7 (UPI) -- Leftist lawmakers introduced a draft bill to legalize gay marriage Monday, after a mayor performed the country's first same-sex wedding.
SACRAMENTO, April 21 (UPI) -- A committee of California's General Assembly has voted to legalize gay and lesbian marriages, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
MADISON, Wis., March 5 (UPI) -- The Wisconsin state Assembly Friday overwhelmingly approved a proposed amendment to the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage.
BERNALILLO, N.M., Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Gay and lesbian couples in New Mexico may be able to get marriage licenses without leaving their state, the Albuquerque Journal reported Friday.
