Gay couples observe the Senate's discussion of a law project on egalitarian marriage in Montevideo on April 2, 2013. The law would allow marriages of people of the same sex. (Miguel Rojo/AFP/Getty Images)
Uruguay's Senate voted on Tuesday to legalize same-sex marriage in a move that will "guarantee marriage equality and diminish discrimination," according to Human Rights Watch. The vote was 23 to 8.
Proposition 8 -- the phrase has been buzzing around news sites and LGBT blogs for the past few years, but to many the controversial 2008 is a political enigma. Dive into the initiative's nitty gritty details with these interesting facts.
“This issue isn't about just what I believe…. It's about whether everyone has the same opportunities for love and companionship and family and security that I have enjoyed,” Haugen said in a statement today.
The Canadian government is arguing in a Toronto court case that non-residents who were wed in Canada are only considered married if gay marriage is also legal in their home country or state.
Rick Santorum struggled to explain his stance on gay marriage as he spoke to a crowd at a Christian college in Iowa on Monday night, saying that gay relationships should not be seen as 'equal' to straight ones.
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