Whipsawed gay couples brace for legal twists

Vt.— People on both sides of the gay marriage debate in Vermont say they expect a California Supreme Court decision allowing gay marriage in that state will be used as ammunition if, as expected, Vermont lawmakers take up the issue next year. "...

Gavin Newsom says he will be known as "the gay marriage mayor.� The mayor basks in the state Supreme Court's decision...For a moment, right after the state Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, Mayor Gavin Newsom rejoiced privately. Then he ...

The California Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage will not be the last word. California voters will almost certainly hold a referendum on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in November, and for the first time anywhere in ...

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told the San Francisco Chronicle's editorial board he backs a court ruling upholding the right of gay couples to marry. Schwarzenegger tried to clarify his sometimes confusing stance on gay marriage in the wake ...

Either way you look at it, California's Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage will have an impact in Illinois. Advocates say it will spur efforts to legalize the same here in Illinois; opponents say they will try again to amend the state constitution ...

o the California Supreme Court has ruled in favor of gay marriage in California...Gay couples, county clerks and advocates on both sides of the issue spent Friday sifting through the landmark decision, trying to sort out how this whole thing is ...

A day after the state Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples should have the right to marry in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday that he supports the court's decision even though his personal view is that "marriage is between a ...

Judy Appel married her lesbian partner at San Francisco City Hall in 2004, then saw their marriage annulled by the California Supreme Court six months later. Now they plan to remarry, with the court's blessing and with the knowledge that their newly ...

Conservative groups across California, angered by a new law aimed at discriminatory housing practices, mobilized to wipe the law off the books by amending the state constitution...Two-thirds of the state's voters approved the change in the ...

He'll line up Broadway singers (on- and off-). "Can I do that in a month?"...But, of course, June is the height of wedding season, meaning many of the most popular venues and four-star caterers are already booked...That means couples may have to ...