equality virginia

Two lesbian couples in Virginia have filed a federal class action lawsuit seeking to overturn the state's constitutional and statutory prohibitions on same-sex marriages and recognizing such unions performed outside of the state.

The state's top officials announced today that they won't defend West Virginia's ban on marriage equality, while two West Virginia counties are ready to issue licenses to same-sex couples immediately.

The Republican attorney general said his office sees no reason to change its strategy after a federal court with jurisdiction over South Carolina struck down a similar ban on same-sex marriage in Virginia.

Judges ruled 2-1 that barring marriage rights to same-sex couples is unconstitutional.

Chief Justice John Roberts called for information regarding the stay to be filed by Monday.

Same-sex couples in the state began marrying shortly after a federal judge struck down the state's ban about 5:30 p.m. today.

U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel ruled South Carolina's marriage ban unconstitutional, but placed his decision on hold until November 20.

The Supreme Court has unanimously decided to further delay lifting Virginia's marriage ban.

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear a series of cases regarding marriage equality, and the effect of the ruling could quickly extend to more states.

The presumptive Democratic candidate for president went over the rainbow to call on the Supreme Court to embrace marriage equality nationwide.

BREAKING: The 2004 law barring same-sex couples in Michigan from marrying has been struck down by a federal judge.

Abby Waller launched Dollars for Daughters in March, after growing tired of her mother's outspoken opposition to marriage equality — despite the fact that she attended her daughter's wedding to another woman, and refers to her Waller's wife as her daughter-in-law.

Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe says he will not appoint special counsel to defend his state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in federal court Thursday.

As the state's Republican leadership begs the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene, same-sex couples are being married in Charleston, S.C.

Bridgett Casteen, the live-in girlfriend of Glee star Dot-Marie Jones, is enmeshed in a custody battle over her two children.

A lesbian in Washington, D.C. found a distasteful surprise when she opened a cake from a local bakery she'd ordered to celebrate she and her partner's anniversary.

A state judge in Tennessee has just broken equality advocates' streak of favorable judicial rulings by declaring the state's ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the U.S. Constitution.

An appeals court has refused to delay its decision striking down the state's same-sex marriage ban — but the Supreme Court could still intervene.

The ex-governor of Virginia who once piously campaigned against marriage equality now finds his own marriage on trial.