MONTPELIER, Vt., March 17 (UPI) -- A bill to allow same-sex couples in Vermont to marry would confer benefits not given by the state's currently allowed civil unions, supporters say.
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.
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Virginia lawmakers have virtually assured a statewide referendum on whether to constitutionally bar same-sex marriages.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The California State Senate voted Thursday to legalize same-gender marriage in the state.
OTTAWA, July 20 (UPI) -- The Canadian Senate has cleared a bill allowing for same-sex marriages, making Canada the fourth country in the world to allow homosexual and lesbian unions.
MADRID, June 23 (UPI) -- Spain's senate has rejected a bill to make gay marriage legal, supported by criticism by a number of leaders from the conservative Popular Party.
HARTFORD, Conn., April 14 (UPI) -- The Connecticut state house has approved civil unions for same-sex couples, but added a late amendment defining marriage as one man with one woman. Wednesday night, the house voted 85-63 to pass the bill, which extends the equivalent of marriage rights to
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- A bill that would prohibit same-sex marriage began working its way through Indiana's Legislature with an overwhelming 42-8 vote in the state Senate.
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 25 (UPI) -- A bill to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman passed overwhelming in the Minnesota House after a short debate.
