Brazilian same-sex marriage push

Brazilian parliamentarians launched a campaign on March 29 to legalise same-sex marriage in South America’s largest and most populous nation. The campaign is being led by Brazil’s first openly gay lawmaker, Jean Wyllys, who entered politics after winning Brazilian Big...

Ricky Martin to marry boyfriend in Spain

Singer Ricky Martin wants to marry his boyfriend Carlos Gonzalez and the couple is considering marrying in Spain. During an appearance Monday on Spain’s El Progama de Ana Rosa, journalist Miguel Angel Nicolas said the couple was considering marrying in Spain. He...

Boris Dittrich: Rights Defender

As a Dutch parliamentarian in the 1990s, Boris Dittrich was instrumental in making The Netherlands the world’s first nation to legalize same-sex civil marriages. Now a leading human rights advocate, he is spreading the message of equality around the world, writes Kees...

US: Support for Gay Marriage Reaches a Milestone

More than half of Americans say it should be legal for gays and lesbians to marry, a first in nearly a decade of polls by ABC News and The Washington Post. This milestone result caps a dramatic, long-term shift in public attitudes. From a low of 32 percent in a 2004...