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A federal judge on Monday refused to stay her ruling striking down Wisconsin's gay marriage ban, but added that she did not order the state to begin issuing licenses to gay and lesbian couples.
Same-sex couples rushed to courthouses in Dane and Milwaukee counties on June 6 following a federal judge's ruling that the state's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional.
The Milwaukee County Courthouse will be open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday to allow couples to receive marriage licenses.
Today in Madison Wisconsin Federal Judge Barbara Crabb overturned Wisconsin's gay marriage ban. The ban was an amendment to the state constitution approved by voters in 2006.
A majority of Pennsylvania voters agree with Governor Tom Corbett's decision not to appeal a federal judge's ruling striking down the state's ban on gay marriage.
As Illinois celebrates the official commencement of marriage equality today, dozens of LGBT leaders and allies called out Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner for his public opposition to marriage equality.
For the first time in Illinois, same-sex couples across the state will be able to marry.
President Barack Obama on Friday issued a proclamation recognizing June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride month.
The Indiana GOP's platform committee on Monday approved a proposal to reinsert language in its platform defining marriage as "between a man and a woman."
A Gallup survey released Wednesday reported its highest support yet for allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday reiterated his support for marriage equality in a tweet.
It was ten years ago on Saturday that the first gay and lesbian couples in America legally exchanged vows in Massachusetts.
Conservative Newt Gingrich has come to the defense of people offended by Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend on national television.
An Arkansas clerk has issued the state's first marriage license to a gay couple following a ruling handed down late Friday striking down the state's ban on gay marriage.
A judge on Friday struck down Arkansas' ban on gay marriage, saying it violates the U.S. Constitution.
A federal judge on Thursday extended a previous ruling ordering Indiana officials to recognize the marriage of a terminally ill lesbian.
Kirk Cameron, an outspoken opponent of gay marriage, has said that the institution has bigger threats.
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of six gay and lesbian couples challenges the constitutionality of Georgia's ban on gay marriage.
Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, who opposes gay marriage, has predicted victory for supporters of equality at the Supreme Court.
Today U.S. District Judge Timothy Black struck down part of a constitutional amendment in Ohio that denies gay couples the freedom to marry and withholds legal respect for gay couples who have gotten married.
The Illinois House voted down a bill banning so-called "conversion therapy" for minors.
The Minnesota House has approved an overhaul of Minnesota's bullying-prevention law after a nearly 12 hour debate.
