Starting Thursday, gay marriage is legal in Mexico City.

Lawmakers approved the law that gives gay couples all the rights and responsibilities of marriage, including the right to adopt children, in December. Previously, the city government recognized gay couples with civil unions, but gay adoption was banned.

The law is a ...

One gay couple met on a Star Trek fan site, another dancing at a country western bar. Some have been together for months, others more than a decade. About 150 pairs had something in common Wednesday, though, applying for wedding licenses on the first day ...

Scores of gay and lesbian couples packed a courthouse here Wednesday to apply for marriage licences hours after the US Supreme Court threw out a last-minute petition to block a law allowing same-sex marriage in the US capital. "I'm proud that our nation's capital has recognized us as human beings who deserve the same rights as everyone else ...

Both sides in the legal battle over California's gay marriage ban filed final briefs Friday, signaling closing arguments are closer at hand in the high-profile trial considering the constitutionality of the measure, the 'San Francisco Chronicle' reported.

In their filing, proponents of Proposition ...