Rosie O'Donnell, right, walks with her partner, Kelli Carpenter after getting married at San Francisco City Hall. (AP Photo)

Randy Thomasson, director of the Campaign for California Families, displays a sign for Proposition 22, which was designed to ban same sex marriage. (AFP Photo)

Governor, election official spar over gay marriage in Mo.

(By David A. Lieb, Associated Press, 5/21/04)

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's governor and chief election official are sparring over the timing of a vote on a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. It is a dispute that could complicate efforts for Democrats during November's presidential contest.

In middle America, a mix of hope, anxiety (By Colin Nickerson, Globe Staff, 5/17/04)

OUTSIDERS: Same-sex couples heading to Bay State to marry (By Tatsha Robertson, Globe Staff, 5/16/04)

Opponents lose bid to halt gay marriage (By Shelley Murphy and Kathleen Burge, Globe Staff, 5/15/04)

San Francisco sues over gay vows (By Lyle Denniston, Globe Correspondent, 3/13/04)

Gays find welcoming atmosphere in Chicago (By Lori Rotenberk, Globe Correspondent, 3/21/04)

Civil disobedience adds to battle over same-sex marriage (By Tatsha Robertson, Globe Staff, 3/15/04)

California Supreme Court blocks same-sex marriages (By David Kravets, Associated Press, 3/12/04)

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National events expected to flavor debate (By Sarah Schweitzer, Globe Staff, 3/11/04)

Mayor weds 21 gay couples in N.Y. (By Tatsha Robertson, Globe Staff, 2/28/04)

CALIFORNIA: Gay marriage questions loom large (By Mary Leonard, Globe Staff, 2/26/04)

SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco mayor vows to continue gay marriage licenses (By Mary Leonard-Ramshaw, Globe Staff, 2/25/04)

Same-sex newlyweds feted in San Francisco (By Kim Curtis, Associated Press, 2/23/04)

Gays fear fallout of San Francisco rites (By Raphael Lewis, Globe Staff, 2/23/04)

Chicago's mayor favors wedding licenses for gays (Boston Globe, 2/20/04)

San Francisco sues state over gay wedding ban (By Lisa Leff, Associated Press, 2/20/04)

Suit to stop gay marriages delayed (By Jane Meredith Adams, Globe Correspondent, 2/14/04)

Gay couples line up for chance to wed (By Jane Meredith Adams, Globe Correspondent, 2/13/04)