Sex

Timeline of same-sex marriage in California

8 Feb 2012

Timeline of same-sex marriage in California Feb. 12, 2004: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom authorizes the county clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon are the first to marry....

French court to debate sex toy row

8 Feb 2012

The manager of a French shop selling sex toys went on trial Wednesday to determine whether he is violating pornography laws by selling his products within 200 metres (yards) of a school.

Washington state same-sex marriage supporters cheer court ruling

7 Feb 2012

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Gay marriage proponents in the Pacific Northwest cheered a U.S. court ruling on Tuesday that overturned a California ban on same-sex nuptials, in what they saw as boost to their cause a day before a key vote to legalize such unions in Washington state. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found California voters in 2008 had unfairly relegated gay and lesbian couples to a ...