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Gretna Green

(Encyclopedia) Gretna Green, village, Dumfries and Galloway, S Scotland, on the border with England. It was famous as a place of runaway marriages from 1754, when English marriage law was tightened,…

Mildred Loving Biography

prevailed in Supreme Court caseDied: May 2, 2008Best Known as: Black woman whose marriage to a white man led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling Deathplace: Central Point, Virginia In 1958, Mildred…

What Is a Civil Union?

On July 1, 2000, Vermont became the first state in the country to legally recognize civil unions between gay or lesbian couples. Building on a state Supreme…

LGBT Pride Month - Cultural & Social Issues

Read about recent developments in civil rights cases, milestones in affirmative action, what it means to be transgender, population and marriage statistics, policies on same-sex marriage, America's…

Same-Sex Marriage Legislation in the U.S.

Same-sex marriage legislation in the U.S. by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco   Vermont Rep. Bill Lippert, the only openly gay lawmaker in the House, speaks about the same sex union bill on…

Equal Rights For Women

by Shirley Chisholm Mr. Speaker, when a young woman graduates from college and starts looking for a job, she is likely to have a frustrating and even demeaning experience ahead of her…

November 2009 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of November 2009. Maine Voters Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Law (Nov. 3): Maine voters overturn a…

Paul Ryan

  Find out more about Mitt Romney's running mate for the 2012 presidential race by Jennie Wood Paul Ryan Related Links Paul Ryan official website Mitt Romney Biography…