The Supreme Court handed down two rulings today bolstering same-sex marriage দ্বারা ruling part of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and allowing a lower court ruling to stand that struck down California's Proposition 8 ballot initiative
U.S. District Judge Terence Kern ruled that Oklahoma’s ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional. His ruling is stayed pending appeal, meaning marriages will not occur immediately in the Sooner State.
Governor Chris Gregoire of Washington signed a bill into law legalizing same-sex marriage, and the New Jersey Senate voted 24-16 in favor of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage.
Moscow's শীর্ষ court has upheld a ban on gay pride marches in the Russian capital for the পরবর্তি 100 years. Russia Today reports that the Russian government has been running a campaign against "homosexual propaganda" and equating it with pedophilia.