Anglican Leader, Under Fire for Remarks, Urges Caution on Same-Sex Marriage

The archbishop of Canterbury, who earlier appeared to link gay rights to violence against Christians, spoke of mindfulness of global differences.

















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Federal Court to Consider Utah Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

It will be the first time that an appeals court has weighed the issue since the Supreme Court handed two major victories to supporters of gay rights last summer.

















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Two Moms, a Baby and a Legal First for U.S. Gay Marriage

Last month a baby in Tennessee made history: Emilia Maria Jesty was the first child born in the state to have a woman listed on the birth certificate as her "father."

















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Face of Gay Marriage in Utah an Unlikely Pair

Derek Kitchen was a teenager still coming to grips with his sexual orientation when yards signs began popping up throughout his suburban Salt Lake City neighborhood in 2004 supporting an amendment to ban same-sex marriage.

















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Some Hear Race Echoes in Va. Gay Marriage Ban

To some people in Virginia, the fight over legalization of same-sex marriage echoes a decades-old battle over the state's 1924 law banning marriage between white and black people.

















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Married Couples Separated by German Language Test

Michael Guhle met the love of his life on the beach of a little fishing village in Vietnam. Thi An Nguyen was selling freshly cooked mussels and fruit to the German tourist and they immediately clicked. Soon the Berlin nursing home worker was saving up all of his money and vacation days to visit Nguyen.

















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How a Wedding Cake Became a Cause

The encounter at Jack Phillips' Masterpiece Cakeshop lasted less than a minute.





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