same-sex marriage

Costa Rica legalizes same-sex marriage

By Javier Cordoba, Associated Press

Costa Rica is the sixth country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage, following most recently Ecuador, which allowed it last year. It is also permitted in some parts of Mexico.

From tech to society, how we've changed in a decade

By Courtney Vinopal

From smartphones to LBGTQ rights, here are some of the most memorable ways in which the world has changed over the past 10 years.

Hallmark reinstates same-sex marriage commercials

By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press

The earlier decision by Crown Media, Hallmark's parent company, to pull several ads for the wedding planning site Zola featuring two brides kissing at the altar had launched a storm of protest.

Supreme Court sends same-sex wedding cake dispute back to lower court

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The justices ordered state judges to take a new look at the case involving a lesbian couple and the owners of a now-closed bakery in the Portland area.

Same-sex couples start registering marriages in Taiwan

By Johnson Lai, Associated Press

Hundreds of same-sex couples in Taiwan rushed to get married Friday, the first day a landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage took effect.

Taiwanese reject legalizing same-sex unions in referendum

By Ralph Jennings, Associated Press

The vote on Saturday, organized by Christian groups that make up about 5 percent of Taiwan’s population and advocates of the traditional Chinese family structure, goes against a May 2017 Constitutional Court ruling.

Justices won't hear case of anti-gay marriage florist

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court is ordering Washington courts to take a new look at the case of a florist who refused to provide services for the wedding of two men because of her religious objection to same-sex marriage.

5 important stories buried by last week's news

By Jessica Yarvin, Erica R. Hendry

These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now.

Kennedy wrestles with wedding cake case at Supreme Court

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- His vote likely to decide the outcome, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy voiced competing concerns Tuesday about respecting the religious beliefs of a Colorado baker who wouldn't make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, and the gay…