gay and lesbian marriage

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge who mistakenly approved a divorce between two women vacated his decision because their marriage isn’t recognized under state law. Brenda Mohney and Erin O’Leary married in California in 2008, but only Mohney appeared during the divorce proceedings and an Athens County judge didn’t realize both parties are women […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has become the latest state to allow same-sex unions, bringing the wave of gay rights to a state where the 1998 beating death of Matthew Shepard continues to influence national perceptions. The gay college student was robbed, beaten and left tied to a fence in freezing weather. He died Oct. […]

Two Alabama women have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force the state to recognize their out-of-state marriage so they can both be legal parents to their 8-year-old son. The suit filed Wednesday contends that Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage and its refusal to recognize such marriages from other states violates the equal protection clause […]