Topic: Washington, DC

D.C. Council Approves Gay Marriage Law

The initial vote to approve a gay marriage bill in the District of Columbia came with few surprises The initial vote to approve a gay marriage bill in the District of Columbia came with few surprises. As expected, the legislation was approved ...

D.C. Gay Marriage Vote Set For Tuesday

District of Columbia likely to approve gay marriage Tuesday Two states are expected to decide on whether to grant gay couples the right to marry before the end of the year, but gay marriage proponents are thoroughly sanguine about the District of ...

D.C. Gay Marriage Foes Lose Another Round

D.C. gay marriage foes have suffered another setback in their effort to prevent a gay marriage law from being approved Opponents of gay marriage in the District of Columbia have suffered another setback in their ongoing effort to prevent a gay marriage ...

D.C. Gay Marriage Hearings Begin Monday

Hearings on District of Columbia Councilman David Catania's (I-At Large) gay marriage bill get underway Monday Hearings on District of Columbia Councilman David Catania's (I-At Large) gay marriage bill get underway Monday. Two of the District's most ardent opponents of gay nuptials, ...
More support for civil unions, but majority still opposes gay marriageAn increasing majority of Americans favors allowing same-sex couples to obtain most of the same rights as married straight couples, but only 39 percent support legalization of same-sex marriage, according to a ...

Catania Introduces D.C. Gay Marriage Bill

Washington D.C. Councilman David Catania (I-At Large) introduced his gay marriage bill Tuesday Washington D.C. Councilman David Catania (I-At Large) introduced his gay marriage bill Tuesday. Four states Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and Massachusetts allow gay marriage. Catania introduced his bill at a ...
Roiled opponents have vowed to undo wins piled high by supporters in the spring when Iowa, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont legalized gay marriage. In Washington State, Nevada and Wisconsin lawmakers approved gay-inclusive domestic partnership laws. Washington's law grants gay and lesbian ...
A promised, nearly certain to be approved, gay marriage bill is expected to be introduced Tuesday in Washington D.C. A promised, nearly certain to be approved, gay marriage bill is expected to be introduced Tuesday in Washington D.C., the bill's sponsor, councilman ...
A law that recognizes legal gay marriages performed elsewhere has gone into effect in the District of ColumbiaA law that recognizes legal gay marriages performed in other states and countries has gone into effect in the District of Columbia. The law was ...

Gay Marriage Now Recognized in DC

Much like New York State, gay and lesbian couples who are married in a place where same-sex marriage is legal will have their marriage recognized in Washington, DC beginning today. So, if you were married in one of the states or countries ...