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  • 27
    Mar
    2013
    11:59am, EDT

    Signs of debate descend on Washington for same-sex court cases

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    Same-sex marriage supporters demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court on March 27, in Washington, D.C.

    Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP

    A demonstrator holds a Bible while marching outside the Supreme Court in Washington, on March 26, as the court heard arguments on California's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8.

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    Pro same-sex marriage activist Ryan Toney, 18, of Washington, D.C. stands in front of the Supreme Court in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.

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    Opponents of same-sex marriage participate in the March for Marriage in Washington, D.C. on March 26.

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    Same-sex marriage supporters and same-sex marriage opponents argue their points in front of the US Supreme Court on March 26, in Washington, D.C.

    Demonstrators for and against same-sex marriage rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court with signs on Tuesday and Wednesday, as the court heard cases on California's Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act.

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    • PhotoBlog: Same-sex marriage supporters gather outside US Supreme Court for hearings
    • Court hears case for same-sex benefits
    • First Read: The culture wars return — and this time the left is leading the fight
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  • 9
    Dec
    2012
    7:53pm, EST

    Same-sex couples wed in Seattle for first time

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    Couples exchange vows during a mass wedding for 25 same-sex partners at Seattle First Baptist Church, Dec. 9, 2012, in Seattle, Wash. Sunday is the first day that same-sex couples can legally wed in Washington state.

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    Johanna Flynn, left, makes her way out of City Hall with her wife, Allison Kelsey on Sunday in Seattle.

    Reuters reported on Sunday:

    Hundreds of well-wishers braved a damp and chilly Seattle morning to celebrate the first of 140 weddings at City Hall on Sunday, marking the first day that same-sex couples can marry in Washington state.

    Washington, Maine and Maryland last month became the first U.S. states to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples by a popular vote, in a leap forward for gay rights.

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    Terry Gilbert, left, kisses his husband Paul Beppler after getting married at Seattle City Hall, becoming one of the first gay couples to legally wed in the state, Dec. 9. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a voter-approved law legalizing gay marriage on Dec. 5 and weddings for gay and lesbian couples began in Washington on Sunday, following the three-day waiting period after marriage licenses were issued earlier in the week.

    45 comments

    Are you people KIDDING me with these posts? I have never heard such ignorance and fearful human beings in all of my life. Difference doesn't mean bad. What happened to Live and let Live.

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  • 24
    Jul
    2011
    1:06pm, EDT

    I do! NY ushers in same-sex marriage

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    Same-sex couple Ray Durand, left, and his partner Dale Shields kiss while having their picture taken after their wedding ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office on the first day New York State's Marriage Equality Act goes into effect on July 24 in New York City. Today was the first day gay couples were allowed to legally marry in New York State after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the historic legislation into law.

     Read the full story here.

    8 comments

    Adam loves Pete and Eve loves Eva. I honor their love and commitment to each other and theit marriage. GOD honor loves, not bigotry. Tell young people, love matters and marriage works because of two people love each other deeply regardless they are the opposite genders or not.

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  • 12
    Aug
    2010
    4:44pm, EDT

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    (Above) Supporters of same-sex marriage hold signs and cheer after a stay was lifted that allows same-sex couples to marry in Calif. on Aug. 12, 2010 in San Francisco. California Supreme court Judge Vaughn Walker lifted a stay on same-sex marriages in Calif. just over one week after his ruling that Prop 8 was unconstitutional. Marriages will be allowed to resume on Aug. 18. (Below) Danielle Peregory, left, places a veil on the head of her future wife Kelly Jones as they wait in line to get a marriage license at the San Francisco City Hall.

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    Eric Risberg / AP

    Victor Choban, left, of Sacramento, Calif., and Richard Otterstad, right, of Oakland, Calif., hold protest signs outside City Hall as same-sex couples begin lining up to be married in San Francisco, on Aug. 12.

    Same-sex marriage and public opinion

    msnbc.com story: Judge says California gay marriages can resume on Aug. 19, but opponents have several days to file an appeal.

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    So much love, so much love. Jesus said, Faith, hope and charity, the greatest of these is love.

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