The road to civil unions: 'The Baker Case' In the late 90s, three lawyers and three same-sex couples decided it was time to test Vermont’s marriage laws. In 1998, three Vermont same-sex couples ...

Vermont became the first state to grant marriage-equivalent rights to same-sex couples through civil unions in 2000. The Vermont Supreme Court's decision in Baker v.

More The road to civil unions: 'The Baker Case' In the late '90s, three lawyers and three same-sex couples decided it was time to test Vermont’s marriage laws. In 1998, three Vermont same-sex ...

The newly appointed Archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev Cherry Vann, has said that gay marriage in church is inevitable, as she opened up about decades of concealing her sexuality while serving in the ...

The newly appointed Archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev Cherry Vann, has opened up about the personal and professional challenges she faced hiding her sexuality for decades, as she rose through the ...

South Africa passed the Civil Union Act in 2006, becoming the first African country to legalize marriage equality. To this day, it is the only African country to allow same-sex couples to marry.

Vermont became the first state to grant marriage-equivalent rights to same-sex couples through civil unions in 2000. The Vermont Supreme Court's decision in Baker v.