May has been a great month for gay rights. New York Governor David Paterson’s spokewoman announced yesterday that the governor sent a memo on May 14 ordering New York state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed in states and countries where they are legal. The memo was sent the day before the California Supreme Court [...]

In California, marriages are no longer defined as a union between a man and a woman. Today in a 4-3 ruling, the California Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional, citing discrimination against same-sex couples. The ruling makes California the second state to legalize gay marriage; same-sex couples have been [...]