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Photo - of - by staff |  April 23, 2021 Following a consultative and thorough process established earlier this year, William & Mary’s Board of Visitors voted Friday to rename two campus buildings and name one campus structure to honor trailblazing alumni who helped open the door for marginalized people at both the university and beyond. Morton Hall will become John E. Boswell Hall, named for an alumnus, recognized scholar and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. The Arcade at Cary Field, the arched walkway at Zable Stadium tha...

Two decades ago, four same-sex couples said, "I do," in Amsterdam's city hall. It was the beginning of the marriage equality movement as the Netherlands became the first country in the world to usher in same-sex marriage April 1, 2001. Since then, more than 18,000 same-sex marriages have been performed in the country. Today, same-sex marriage is legal in 30 countries around the world, according to Freedom to Marry Global, a new group that launched to mark the occasion. Its predecessor, Freedom to Marry, shut down in early 2016 following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell decision that l...

Twenty years ago, just after the stroke of midnight on April 1, the mayor of Amsterdam married four couples in city hall as the Netherlands became the first country with legalized same-sex marriages. “There are two reasons to rejoice,” Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen told the newlyweds before pink champagne and pink cake were served. “You are celebrating your marriage, and you are also celebrating your right to be married.” Same-sex marriage is legal in 29 countries. That includes most of Western Europe. Yet its spread has been uneven — Taiwan is the only country in Asia to take the step; ...

David Crary And Mike Corder Peter Wittebrood-Lemke, from left, Frank Wittebrood, Ton Jansen, Louis Rogmans, Helene Faasen and Anne-Marie Thus cut the wedding cake after exchanging vows at Amsterdam's City Hall early Sunday, April 1, 2001. The pairs were among four couples to get married under a new law which took effect April 1, 2001, the world's first such law allowing same-sex marriages with equal rights. Image Credit: (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) April 01, 2021 - 9:00 PM AMSTERDAM - Twenty years ago, just after the stroke of midnight on April 1, the mayor of Amster...

The Dutch legalized same-sex marriage in 2001. Who followed? Updated 8:08 AM; AMSTERDAM (AP) — Twenty years ago, just after the stroke of midnight on April 1, the mayor of Amsterdam married four couples in City Hall as the Netherlands became the first country in the world with legalized same-sex marriages. “There are two reasons to rejoice,″ Mayor Job Cohen told the newlyweds before pink champagne and pink cake were served. ″You are celebrating your marriage, and you are also celebrating your right to be married.″ Same-sex marriage is now legal in 28 countries worldwide, as well as...