- The Archdiocese of DC is stopping its foster care program in anticipation of gay marriage coming to the nation's capital.
- A couple married in Massachusetts who now live in Texas are seeking to get divorced. How do they get divorced in a state that doesn't recognize their marriage to begin with? The state Attorney General is seeking to deny their divorce.
- Six weeks after gay marriage came to New Hampshire, the House rejects two measures to repeal the law.
- More than 150 clergy members across the state of Iowa have signed a letter of support of same-sex marriage. This is significant because it signifies that they understand that marriage is not exclusively a religious institution.
- My transgender client, Joanne Herman, who is a blogger for the Huffington Post, wrote an article about planning her transgender wedding.
- Despite the failure of gay marriage to become law in New Jersey, there was a group civil union ceremony in Atlantic City on Valentine's Day.
- The oldest church in Stamford, Connecticut, a Congregational church which recently voted to allow gay marriage, held it's first same-sex wedding on Valentine's Day.
In the world news...
- A straight couple in Austria has applied for "civil partnership" - the country's equivalent of marriage for same-sex couples. They argue the current separation of marriage and civil partnership is discriminatory and vow to take their fight to the highest court.
- The Portugal Parliament passed a gay marriage bill and it now awaits the approval of the President.
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