Gay marriage News

Zagreb - Same-sex marriage will be banned under Croatia's constitution as nearly two-thirds of voters in Sunday's national election approved a referendum defining marriage as "a union between a woman and a man."

A lesbian couple, Patricia Ewert and Vernita Gray, have become the first same-sex couple in Illinois to marry. The state isn't set to become the 16th U.S. state to allow gay marriage until June 1 but a judge allowed their case as Gray is dying of cancer.

Chicago - Illinois has become the 16th US state to achieve LGBT marriage equality after the state's Democrat governor signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage on Wednesday.

Springfield - A Roman Catholic bishop says he plans to conduct an exorcism ritual when a same-sex marriage bill is expected to be signed next week in Illinois by Governor Pat Quinn.

Honolulu - Hawaii became the 15th US state to achieve LGBT marriage equality as Governor Neil Abercrombie signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage on Wednesday.

Newark - New Jersey's Republican governor dropped the state's legal challenge against gay marriage as same-sex couples began marrying in the Garden State just after midnight on Monday.

On Friday, Judge Mary Jacobson in Mercer County Superior Court of Trenton, N.J. ordered the state to begin performing same-sex marriages. New Jersey must start marrying same-sex couples by Oct. 21.

Salt Lake City - One of the most romantic trips to Home Depot ever witnessed! Dustin thinks he's going out to pick out light fixtures and gets the surprise of a lifetime.

James Bond star Ben Whishaw and his husband Mark Bradshaw have celebrated their first wedding anniversary. The couple married in Sydney in 2012.

Montgomery - A state government agency in Alabama opened a meeting last week with a Christian prayer against abortion and gay marriage.