Same Sex Marriage

Status Updates

Yes, gay people can legally marry in many countries and some U.S. states, but recognition and rights vary widely by location. This guide explains where same-sex marriage is lega...

relationship_status

Yes, Elton John is married. He has been married to David Furnish since 2014, entering into a civil partnership in the United Kingdom that year and legally marrying after the leg...

law

Same-sex marriage is legally recognized in Chile. The country’s marriage law was updated to remove gender as a barrier to civil marriage, and registered same-sex unions have b...

politics

John McCain, Republican senator from Arizona from 1987 to 2018, generally opposed legal recognition of same-sex marriage. He voted to block federal recognition of same-sex union...

family-law

Legalised gay marriage refers to a legal framework that allows same-sex couples to marry and have that union recognised with the same rights, duties, and protections as differen...

law

Supreme Court news on same-sex marriage centers on a set of landmark rulings that established the constitutional right to marry for same-sex couples nationwide. The most promine...

Celebrity Profiles

Jim Obergefell sued Ohio Director of Health Timothy Hodges in Obergefell v. Hodges, making Hodges the named defendant in the landmark same-sex marriage case. Hodges, as Ohio’s...

Relationships

Portia is Ellen DeGeneres’s wife; they are a same-sex married couple who have been together since 2004 and legally married in 2008. This evergreen profile explains who Portia...

Relationships

Elton John's husband is David Furnish, a Canadian filmmaker and producer. The couple entered into a civil partnership in December 2005 and married in England after the legalizat...

Relationships

Same-sex marriage is the legal union between two people of the same gender, recognized as a civil contract that confers legal, financial, and personal protections. It matters be...