A gay couple in Argentina could become the first same-sex couple to marry in Latin America. The couple, Alex Freyre and José María Di Bello, were granted a marriage license after a judge ruled that a ban on same-sex marriage violated Argentina’s constitution.

After Maine voters rejected a bill that would allow gay marriage in the state, gay rights activists are laying part of the blame on President Obama's "lack of engagement" in defending gay marriage.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill that allows the Golden State to recognize same-sex marriages that were performed in other states while gay marriage was legal in California. Proposition 8, which was passed last year, banned same-sex marriage in California.

New Hampshire became the sixth state in the U.S. to legalize gay marriage. New York Governor David Patterson says he will introduce similar legislation in his state this week.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and, recently, frequent critic of President Barack Obama, has come out in favor of gay marriage: "I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish, any kind of arrangement they wish."

California's Supreme Court upheld the state's gay marriage ban but will recognize nearly 18,000 same sex couples who married before the ban took effect.

New Hampshire will not become the sixth state to allow gay marriage after a same-sex marriage bill was defeated by just two votes in the state's House of Representatives.

Maine became the fifth state in the U.S. to legalize gay marriage. New Hampshire is expected to vote on a similar measure later this week.

Vermont became the fourth state in the U.S. to legalize gay marriage. Washington D.C. will also recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.

Iowa's Supreme Court has ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriages is unconstituitional.