• Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 5:16pm By Tim McElreavy
    Following the formation of a new coalition government under the long-serving Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker of the center-right Christian Social Party on Monday, July 20, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the tiny tri-lingual country nestled...
  • Friday, June 26, 2009 - 3:22pm By Tim McElreavy
    The governement of the Republic of Ireland has formally granted gays and lesbians the right to same-sex civil unions, which include a number of both legal protections and legal requirements. "(The move) provides legal protection for cohabiting...
  • Monday, June 15, 2009 - 5:32pm By Tim McElreavy
    Brazil's largest city São Paulo is the very definition of a megalopolis. Covering more than 3,067.2 sqare miles, the city has an estimated population of 21,616,060 people, which makes it the largest city in South America and the third largest...
  • Friday, June 5, 2009 - 4:19pm By John Pettitt
    The Sims, a virtual reality game, has been gay-friendly for a while, allowing same-gender romance since its inception and adding the virtual equivalent of civil unions in version 2. The recently-launched Sims 3 goes a step further, allowing in-game...
  • Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 12:49pm By Chris Hall
    New Hampshire Governor John Lynch has announced that he will sign a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state, but only if it's changed to include language stating more clearly that churches do not have to perform same-sex weddings. Lynch, a...
  • Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - 2:27pm By Tim McElreavy
    New England Cable News reports that Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri is speaking out against gay marriage and has lent his support to the National Organization for Marriage, "a nonprofit organization with a mission to protect marriage and...
  • Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 1:23pm By Tim McElreavy
    The Associated Press reports that the New Hampshire State House of Representatives voted today to legalize same-sex marriage. The bill, which narrowly passed by 186-179 votes, next goes to the Senate, where its future is uncertain. The Democratic...
  • Monday, March 23, 2009 - 10:46pm By Tim McElreavy
    In an unprecedented move in American politics, the Vermont State Senate, reports CNN, has overwhlemingly voted in favor of gay marriage. The 24 to 6 vote would mean that if the bill becomes law, Vermont would be the first state in the Union to...
  • Monday, March 23, 2009 - 10:00am By Tim McElreavy
    The New York Daily News reports that in a reversal of his original stance on the issue of same-sex marriage, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has announced that he now supports gay marriage and the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. The Senator's...
  • Friday, March 20, 2009 - 3:49pm By John Pettitt
    A committee of the Vermont State Senate voted unanimously to move forward with a bill replacing civil unions for same sex couples with full marriage. If the bill is eventually signed into law, Vermont would become the first state to allow gay...
  • Friday, March 6, 2009 - 2:28pm By John Pettitt
    Connecticut lawmaker are holding hearing starting today on a bill to update the sates marriage laws. The bill, if adopted, would transform existing civil unions into marriages as of October 2010. Connecticut joined Massachusetts as the only...