AP - At least a dozen couples tied the knot in the District of Columbia on the first day same-sex ceremonies were legally allowed, and many more unions were on the way.

AFP - After waiting for years for the chance to legally wed, gay couples walked down church aisles and exchanged vows in civil ceremonies in Washington on the first day same-sex marriage was allowed in the US capital.

AFP - Amid heavy security and without many of the trappings of a traditional wedding, three gay couples were married Tuesday in a ceremony in Washington on the first day same-sex marriages were celebrated in the US capital.

AP - One bride wore a black suit, the other had on a white one with rhinestones. They walked down the aisle to Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" and kissed after the pastor pronounced them "legally married."

The Christian Science Monitor - Gay rights groups celebrated the start of same-sex weddings Tuesday in Washington, D.C., but gay marriage foes say the issue is not yet settled.

AP - The archbishop of Denver on Tuesday defended a decision by a Catholic school not to allow two children to continue as students because their parents are a lesbian couple.

AFP - For gay US businessman Brad Fister, experiencing the joy of fatherhood meant flying half way around the world to India where he first held his baby daughter, born to a woman who had signed away any right to her child.

AP - Virginia's attorney general has advised the state's public colleges that they don't have the authority to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, saying only the General Assembly has that power.

AP - Virginia's attorney general is advising the state's public colleges to rescind policies that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.

AP - A Catholic school in Colorado is kicking out a preschooler because the child's parents are lesbians.

AP - Throngs of Mexico City gay and lesbian couples registered for marriage licenses Thursday, the day Latin America's first gay-marriage law took effect.

AP - One gay couple met on a Star Trek fan site, another dancing at a country western bar. Some have been together for months, others more than a decade.

AFP - All that was missing was the rice and wedding bells as Cuc Vu and her partner Gwen Migita walked past more than 100 cheering people in Washington Wednesday after becoming the first gay couple to be issued a marriage license in the US capital.

Cleveland's Catholic diocese is discouraging its workers from making anonymous reports of sexual abuse of minors; church watchdogs are outraged.

With revised numbers downsizing the pandemic, some experts think about shifting some funding to health problems like clean water or family planning.

Nathan Lane plays the president, a volatile fellow with the deceptively bland name of Charles Smith, in David Mamet's new comedy on Broadway.

Blogging on her way to the South Carolina Democratic debate, Kerry Eleveld explores the relationship between the LGBT and black communities, the McClurkin effect and the momentum of the Democratic campaigns.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg keeps saying he's not a presidential candidate, but analysts are calling his new plan to extend a $1 billion property tax cut a shrewd political move if he does make a bid for the Oval Office.

The four-floor facility will house 28 residents in high-tech rooms with private baths and enjoys the support of the city's gay Mayor Klaus Wowereit.

Donald Miller's "Blue Like Jazz" catches fire among 20-something Christians longing to connect to God but not the religious right.