A group of lawmakers tried and failed to repeal the state's same-sex marriage law. If they had been successful, New Hampshire would have become the first state in the nation to repeal same sex marriage by an act of the legislature.

Peony problems, compost conundrums, and dandelion dilemmas? Garden expert Charlie Nardozzi joins us live to answer your questions.

The American Civil Liberties Union says a Northeast Kingdom inn discriminated against a lesbian couple who wanted to hold a wedding reception. The ACLU accuses the Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville of violating the state public accommodations law, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.

A Nebraska judge has denied a divorce for a lesbian couple married in Vermont, saying he can't dissolve a marriage that isn't recognized by his state.

Two new lawsuits have been filed on behalf of gay and lesbian couples in four states to challenge a 1996 law denying married same sex couples federal benefits.

A federal court in California ruled that a state referendum that banned gay marriage violated the U.S. Constitution. Beth Robinson argued the Baker case in Vermont in 1997. That's the state Supreme Court case that led to civil unions. She then lobbied over almost a decade to persuade the state to adopt full marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples.

VPR's Mitch Wertlieb talks with Felicia Kornbluh, Director Women's and Gender Studies at UVM. Kornbluh is taking part in a conference that examines Vermont's history in crafting laws regarding who can legally marry.

New Hampshire's six-week old same sex marriage law has survived a challenge.

New Hampshire's House votes tomorrow on whether to repeal the state's six-week-old law legalizing same-sex marriage.

A House committee is recommending against repealing New Hampshire's five-week-old same-sex marriage law.

A House committee will recommend whether New Hampshire's five-week-old same-sex marriage law should be repealed.

Three weeks after New Hampshire legalized same sex marriage, opponents are asking the House to repeal the law and let voters amend the constitution to define marriage exclusively as between a man and a woman.

It's been a decade since the Vermont Supreme Court ruled in a groundbreaking case that led to the state's civil unions law.

The New York Senate vote knocking down same sex marriage is one of the few times in Albany when the outcome of a vote wasn't known before the measure went to the floor.

The Senate's decision yesterday comes after months of delays and arm twisting by lawmakers who were sympathetic to the bill but came from conservative districts. It follows a recent referendum in Maine that struck down a gay marriage law before it could take effect.

After an effort to force a vote in New York's Senate to legalize same-sex marriage appeared all but lost in an extraordinary session, Gov. David Paterson is placing the bill on agendas for special sessions on Monday and Tuesday.

Advocates for same-sex marriage are hitting New York's state capital hard, trying to sway the few votes needed for final legislative approval of the bill in a special session Tuesday.

Several same-sex couples exchanged vows at midnight, just as the new law went into effect. Many others are planning weddings in the weeks and months to come.

Bill Slimback and Bob Sullivan waited 17 years. They finally tied the knot in a midnight ceremony at a lodge in Vermont.

One of the first same-sex couples in the state to officially tie the knot did so at the stroke of midnight, and VPR's Sarah Ashworth was there, and shares their story.