A Chinese court is set to hear a case that could help pave the way for gay marriage in the world's most populous country, which currently does not legally recognize same-sex unions in any form.
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees the freedom for equal marriage -- a victory for LGBT rights advocates.
On Monday, Oregon became the 18th state to permit same-sex marriage after a federal judge ruled that the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional.
Same-sex marriages in Arkansas were put on hold on Friday after the state Supreme Court suspended the ruling of a lower court that struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban.
As the U.S. Supreme Court debated Tuesday about whether for-profit companies could refuse the Affordable Care Act's mandate for contraception coverage to its employees citing religious beliefs, Hobby Lobby became part of a list of organizations to publicly take a religiously conservative stance on socioeconomic topics.
Things are heating up in the Johnny Weir and Victor Voronov divorce. Victor has filed court papers alleging mistreatment during the marriage, cheating by Weir, Weir's unauthorized removal of Voronov's belongings and Johnny's publicity hungry personality that forced Victor to come out of the closet.
Former two-time Olympian Johnny Weir has just announced that he has split with lawyer husband Victor Voronov after being married in December 30, 2011 after being married a little over 2 years. The news comes after a recent domestic incident, which has been dismissed but details Weir tried to bite Voronov.
Kentucky has been directed by a federal judge to recognize same-sex marriages performed out-of-state. This final order effectively throws out part of the state's ban on gay marriages.
