Gay marriage ban recently passed in Louisiana rejected
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A state judge yesterday threw out a Louisiana constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, less than three weeks after voters overwhelmingly approved it.
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Louisiana voters on Saturday  overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state constitution  banning gay marriages and civil unions.
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Washington, DC, Oct. 01  - A majority of representatives in the US House voted on Thursday to approve a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, but failed
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A second Washington state judge ruled  on Tuesday that the state's ban on gay marriage is  unconstitutional, saying that the administration cannot limit  the legal benefits of marriage to heterosexual couples.
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The Social Security Administration is rejecting marriage documents issued for heterosexual couples in four communities that performed weddings for gay couples earlier this year.
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An Arkansas circuit judge on Wednesday threw out the state&#39;s ban against foster parenthood by gay couples or by households that include a gay adult.
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NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment Saturday banning same-sex marriages and civil unions, one of up to 12 such measures on the ballot around the country this year.    With 99 percent of precincts reporting, the amendment was winning approval with 78 percent of the vote, and support for it was evident statewide...
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The Louisiana Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated the anti-gay marriage amendment to the state constitution that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in September.
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NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment Saturday banning same-sex marriages and civil unions, one of up to 12 such measures on the ballot around the country this year.    With 95 percent of precincts reporting, the amendment was winning approval with 79 percent of the vote and support for it was evident statewide...
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Ireland's High Court rejects a lesbian couple's bid to have their overseas marriage legally recognised.
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Voters in 10 US states have approved a ban on gay marriages, according to early data of the referendums held there. Oklahoma, Georgia, North Dakota, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Utah, Mississippi and
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The Anglican Church of Canada narrowly votes against a proposal to allow same-sex blessing rites.
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The US House defeated a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage on Thursday afternoon following a heated debate over gay rights and the institution of marriage.
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The House joined the Senate yesterday in refusing to approve a constitutional amendment to bar same-sex marriage, described by Republican supporters as a vital protection for traditional families
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An Arkansas judge Wednesday declared unconstitutional a state ban on placing foster children in any household with a gay member.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.  - The Arkansas Supreme Court on  Thursday refused to strike from the November ballot a proposed  amendment to the state constitution banning gay marriage and  civil unions.
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The US Supreme Court rejected without comment a challenge by conservative groups to the legality of same-sex marriages in Massachusetts, the only US state allowing such unions.