It happened here in Canada not that long ago, and the process seems to be unfolding for Americans in a similar way. Up here, initial federal attempts to grant marriage equality were opposed.

USA Today reported in February that the number of same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses in Toronto was up – from 60 in January 2005 to 90 in January 2006. But that does not necessarily reflect a ...

Not every country treats LGBTQ+ people with equal respect, and in various places, progress has even reversed. Yet some ...

by Rex Wockner Now there are four. Spain and Canada last week joined the Netherlands and Belgium in extending full marriage rights to same-sex couples. Following rowdy debate, Canada's House of ...

Rainbow and Canadian flags on motorcycles at Toronto, Canada Pride (2016) As some Canadian provinces began legalizing marriage equality through court cases and legislation in 2003, the federal ...

The Canada Post is commemorating Canada’s 150th anniversary with a series of stamps, one of which honors the country’s position on marriage equality. The postal service unveiled the new stamp ...

Recent legal and political developments in Canada on same-sex "marriage" are enlightening for the Amer­ican constitutional debate. Canada shares a number of important characteristics with the ...

Twenty years ago, same-sex marriage was recognized across Canada when Bill C-38, the Civil Marriage Act, passed in the House of Commons in a 163-138 vote.

Joint Advisory From ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Project, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Freedom to Marry - June ...

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled to give LGBTQ couples nationwide the right to marry. But 10 years on, the wave of optimism that followed the decision has changed.

Sasha Issenberg, author of The Engagement, a history of marriage equality, says he doesn't see the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges being overturned anytime soon.

By the time the 1972 Democratic National Convention rolled around, the idea of marriage equality—though far from mainstream—was real enough to make it to Miami, where the delegates would meet.