Girls as young as 10 are sometimes legally wed here in the U.S., even as we tell other countries to end this cruel practice.

In 2004 the first legal same-sex marriage in America took place in city hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts. President George W. Bush condemned the development, as did Democratic politicians. At the time most Americans agreed—polls showed nearly twice as ...

Marriage equality isn't in danger. Simply put, there is no appetite among voters or Republican leaders to overturn Obergefell.

Exactly 20 years ago, one lesbian couple and three gay couples tied the knot in Amsterdam's city hall - making history as the Netherlands became the first country to allow same-sex marriage, a step since followed by nearly 30 other nations.

In 2025, the legal age of marriage in New Hampshire was raised to 18. On Thursday, the NH Senate voted to kill a House-passed exception for those in the military. All New England states now ban child marriage after Maine became the 14th state to to do so ...

A law intended to stamp out child marriage may have had the opposite effect and lead to an increase, new research by King's College London shows. The study is published in The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization. Underage marriages increased during ...

A 2018 Kentucky law intended to protect against child marriage is not being consistently followed across the state. Advocates report that minors are still being issued marriage licenses in violation of age and age-gap requirements. They're now pushing for ...