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 ...

Two cities are expected to begin handing out marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples this week.

A gay marriage law in the District of Columbia is expected to take effect Wednesday, but couples will have to wait the customary 3 days before ...

Opponents of gay marriage are asking the Supreme Court to put a hold on the District of Columbia's new law allowing same-sex couples to wed. The new law, passed in December, is supposed to take effect Wednesday. Court papers filed Monday with Chief Justice John ...