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 ...

Gay activists are rejoicing at the sudden retreat of Harold Ford Jr. from seeking a Senate seat in New York.

The former Tennessee congressman announced he would not run for the U.S. Senate in the Democratic primary against Senator Kirsten ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court rejected on Tuesday a request from opponents of gay marriage to put on hold a new law that allows same-sex couples to wed in Washington, D.C. Roberts acted right before the law takes effect on Wednesday. In December, the city council adopted a measure which adds the nation's ...