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June 1, 2006 - NY Times
ALBANY, May 31 — As the issue of gay marriage finally reached New York State's highest court on Wednesday, the six judges who heard the passionate arguments from both sides put forth a fundamental question: Has marriage been defined by history, culture and tradition since the dawn of Western civilization, or is it an evolving social institution that should change with the times? [read more]

May 18, 2006 - NY Journal News
I would like to invite everyone to the wedding of my son to his fiancé, another wonderful young man. It will be a traditional Jewish ceremony: They will be surrounded by family and friends as they stand together under the marriage canopy, recite ancient texts and publicly commit their love and commitment to each other. We will kiss and hug, eat and drink, and dance the night away celebrating their new life ahead as a family. [read more]

April 11, 2006 - Danbury News Times
"There are so many little details in one's life that are affected by the terminology of civil union versus marriage,'' Howell said. "As a gay person in a relationship, my responsibility is to have all the appropriate forms all the time. If we cross state lines, I have no rights.'' [read more]

April 4, 2006 - Christian Science Monitor
BOSTON - In ruling that same-sex couples from states that do not allow gay marriage cannot marry in Massachusetts, the state's highest court dramatically narrowed the current battleground in the gay-marriage debate to a handful of states. [read more]

March 27, 2006 - NY Journal News
Gay couples who lost their fight to marry in Rockland 18 months ago will appeal the ruling today in state Supreme Court. The couples, who became known as "The Nyack 10," include Nyack Mayor John Shields and his partner. Shields said he was not optimistic about the outcome, but would still go to the Second Appellate Division in Brooklyn today to pursue the case. [read more]

March 6, 2006 - New York Times
In a closed-door meeting this week in an undisclosed site near Baltimore, a committee of Jewish legal experts who set policy for Conservative Judaism will consider whether to lift their movement's ban on gay rabbis and same-sex unions. [read more]

March 3, 2006 - Gay.com wire
London, UK - A battleship in the Royal Navy will host its first gay wedding later this week as a senior Navy officer is taking advantage of the United Kingdom’s recent legalization of civil unions by tying the knot with his longtime boyfriend. [read more]

March 3, 2006 - NY Times
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) -- A veteran Presbyterian minister told a church judicial panel that she knew the faith's position on gay marriage, yet felt called by God and her conscience to call the unions between two lesbian couples marriage anyway. [read more]

January 31, 2006 - NY Times
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 26 — Human rights organizations and the co-chairman of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus protested on Thursday a decision by the Bush administration to back a measure introduced by Iran denying two gay rights groups a voice at the United Nations. [read more]

January 5, 2006 - Rutland (VT) Herald
So perhaps the time has come to admit what civil union opponents have said all along. You may recall how some lawmakers who voted against the civil union law in 2000 had rubber ducks on their desks. Their message: If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck. Calling legalized gay relationships "civil unions" doesn't disguise what they really are: marriages. [read more]