The Alaska senator says she was influenced by a military family headed by two women.

A lot of gay rights activists have predicted the Supreme Court will overturn the Defense of Marriage Act, which deprives gay couples of federal benefits associated with marriage. But the court could surprise everybody by not ruling on the controversial case at all.  While it seems bizarre the Supreme Court would take on DOMA and then not rule on it, that's a real ...

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska publicly backed gay marriage on Wednesday, becoming the third Republican senator to do so as she spoke out ahead of potentially landmark rulings from the Supreme Court on the issue.

Gay rights activists have launched an effort to reverse Florida’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.