gay marriage

Proposals rejected in Portuguese Parliament for marriage equality

New book reveals Spanish Queen’s opinions about homosexuality

Levis donates to defeat Prop 8

By all accounts, 2006 was a mixed bag in the struggle for gay marriage. But despite setbacks nationwide, the movement gained ground in New York, where a judge ruled that state law prohibiting same-sex marriage violated the New York State Constitution. But 2006 came crashing in with a series of New York court rulings that halted the movement in its tracks. And around the country, with civil rights on state ballots, marriage equality lost big in the 2006 election. That’s not to say there weren’t a few good wins along the way, but looking back, 2006 was not our year.

Where we stand in the fight for same-sex marriage rights.

Read two real-life struggles for equality.

Same-sex couples in Maryland still do not have the right to marry in Maryland.

Massachusetts denies Constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman

Same-sex couples from New York who married in Massachusetts before July 6, 2006, have legally valid marriages

New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. found that legalizing same-sex marriage could bring millions in economic benefits to the state and the city