“Gay Marriage”: It’s Not Just for Gays

A man standing alone is often assumed to be straight. A man holding the hand of another man is often assumed to be gay. You don’t have to look very hard at our society to realize that it’s obsessed with binaries. You’re either good or bad, a man or a woman, straight or gay. There Read more …

Gay marriage takes next steps

Edward Isaac-Dovere, Emily Schultheis and Juana Summers report for Politico: “Gay activists are preparing to quickly use the momentum from this year’s election to try to legalize marriage in at least seven new states and force Congress and the president…

Gay Marriages May Resume in California Next Week, Judge Rules

Sandhya Somashekhar reports for The Washington Post: “A federal judge in San Francisco ruled on Thursday that same-sex marriages in California may resume as soon as Wednesday, but gave opponents until then to seek an injunction from a higher court.”

Iceland PM Weds as Gay Marriage Legalised

The UK’s Telegraph reports: “Johanna Sigurdardottir, Iceland prime minister, married her long-time partner on Sunday as a new law legalising homosexual marriages came into force.”

First Gay Marriages in District Performed

Ann E. Marimow and Keith L. Alexander report for The Washington Post: “On Tuesday, the District for the first time issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples, some of whom married in ceremonies across the city — from a D.C. Superior Court chamber to a…

Same-Sex Couples Line Up as D.C. Gay Marriage Law Takes Effect

Keith L. Alexander and Anne E. Marimow report for The Washington Post: “D.C. Superior Court began accepting marriage license applications from same-sex couples Wednesday morning, a historic milestone for gay couples and activists that was made possible b…