Many gay-rights advocates in the state, led by Marriage Equality Rhode Island, are opposing the civil-unions bill because it doesn't go far enough. A majority of Rhode Islanders support full marriage ...

As of Wednesday morning, at midnight, same-sex couples in Colorado were finally allowed to get a civil union — and, more importantly, to get that union recognized by the state. These are just some of ...

Gay marriage, once an unpopular concept nationwide, is widely accepted today. And more so in certain states like Vermont. "People take for granted that same-sex couples can get married nowadays," Bill ...

WASHINGTON—Among the 233 filings received by the Federal Communications Commission responding to the agency's request for public comments on ownership rules governing broadcast station groups, a large ...

Vermont became the first state to grant marriage-equivalent rights to same-sex couples through civil unions in 2000. The Vermont Supreme Court's decision in Baker v. Vermont, which prompted the ...