Gays and Lesbians http://www.latimes.com/topic/social-issues/minority-groups/gays-lesbians/14010001.topic A collection of news and information related to Gays and Lesbians published by Tribune Company sources. en-us <![CDATA[Same-sex marriages became legal in Maryland in January 2013. We asked Rev. Deborah Cummings-Thomas, a licensed marriage officiant who co-owns Marry Me in DC, for her advice for same-sex couples wanting to take the plunge. 1.]]> http://www.latimes.com/topic/bs-b-baltimore-wedding-guide-same-sex-tips,0,4295930.photo?track=rss-topicgallery 2013-05-08 14:52:00 <img src="http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/photo/2012-07/71137781.jpg" alt="Same-sex wedding tips" width="75" height="52" title="Same-sex wedding tips" > <![CDATA[Spectators in the balcony celebrate after the passage of Delaware's same-sex marriage bill in Dover, Del., Tuesday. Delaware became the 11th state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage when Democratic Gov.]]> http://www.latimes.com/topic/hm-delaware-to-become-11th-state-with-gay-marr-001,0,3074648.photo?track=rss-topicgallery 2013-05-07 00:00:00 <img src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-51899df4/turbine/hm-delaware-to-become-11th-state-with-gay-marr-001/187/16x9" alt="Delaware gay marriage" width="75" height="42" title="Delaware gay marriage" > <![CDATA[Supporters of same-sex marriage demonstrate in Lyon, France, in April, hours after the French National Assembly adopted a bill legalizing same-sex marriage]]> http://www.latimes.com/topic/bal-lgbtrelated-news-from-around-the-internet--001,0,142778.photo?track=rss-topicgallery 2013-04-23 00:00:00 <img src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-519675e8/turbine/bal-lgbtrelated-news-from-around-the-internet--001/187/16x9" alt="Gay marriage legalized in France" width="75" height="42" title="Gay marriage legalized in France" >