As legislators, we have two primary duties: uphold the Constitution, and protect the rights and interests of residents. I filter everything I do – every bill I introduce, and every vote I take – ...

The state constitutions of California, Colorado, and Hawaii still define marriage as a union between one man and one woman, but measures on the 2024 election ballots in those states could remove this ...

As we watch and listen and wait and think and hope with regard to all that's transpiring at the Supreme Court hearing on California's ban on gay marriage, people around the country and beyond are ...

California and Colorado voted to repeal amendments that defined marriage as between a man and a woman, while Hawaii is on track to repeal its traditional definition of marriage, though it has not yet ...

As Gov. Chris Gregoire is expected to approve a bill passed by Olympia lawmakers that would legalize gay marriage in Washington, opponents have promised to fight back. Stephen Pidgeon, an attorney and ...

PHOENIX — Despite same-sex marriage being legal in Arizona, some legislators are trying to get the “one man and one woman” definition off the books. Arizona’s voter-passed Proposition 102 in 2008 ...

correctionA Feb. 26 letter by Edward Stein misspelled the last name and gave an incorrect party affiliation for Rep. Seaborn Roddenbery (D-Ga.), who served in the 61st, 62nd and 63rd Congresses.

One significant development in the recent election was that four states voted to approve same-sex marriage initiatives. Until now, all previous state referenda to approve same sex marriage — 32 of ...

There has been a great deal of controversy in the past few years surrounding the definition of marriage and allowing homosexuals to marry. If we are going to change the definition of marriage and who ...