With the addition of Rhode Island, Delaware and Minnesota over the past two weeks,, marriage equality maps of the United States have certainly brightened up, haven't they?

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will sign marriage equality legislation into law at 5 p.m. central. 

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New legislation being proposed in Minnesota wants the government to recognize all relationships in a new way. Is it time for a change of tactics in certain states?

Colorado gays and lesbians will be able to legally join together in civil unions as of midnight on May 1 and officials are already preparing for what  will surely be a big day (and night) for the state.

More after the jump.

Facing the threat of a lawsuit by the Arizona Attorney General's office, the city of Bisbee will rewrite its civil union ordinance so that it remains in line with the state law that ban same-sex marriage.

So what will that actually mean for the civil union legislation?

Details after the jump.

It looks like Arizona will try to block the city of Bisbee from recognizing civil unions for same sex couples.  

Details after the jump.

Last month we hinted that the small town of Bisbee, Arizona was on its way to granting its LGBT residents access to civil unions. Today, we're happy to repor the town's City Council approved the measure by  5 - 2 after a contentious debate that included touching testimony from a local gay couple.

Gov. John Hickenlooper has officially signed civil unions into law in Colorado!

Details after the jump!

Arizona may soon get its first city to allow civil unions after the city council of Brisbee voted in favor. Sure, it’s not marriage, but for the conservative state at least this marks progress! More on the implications of the ordinance and how the state may choose to react, after the jump.

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It looks like civil unions will head to Colorado after the legislation passed its final voting hurdle in the state House. By a vote of 39 - 26, the full House voted to approve civil unions and send the bill to Gov. Hickenlooper, who has promised to sign the legislation into law. 

The Colorado House of Representatives have given their initial approval to the state Senate's bill legalizing civil unions. 

The bill will be go up for a formal vote on Tuesday.

More after the jump.

Colorado's civil unions bill was approved 9 - 4 today by the state House Appropriations Committee! The final tally includes a yes vote from Republican Rep. Cheri Gerou, a co-sponsor of the bill. We're now one vote away from civil union recognition for Colorado's same-sex couples. Details follow.

Colorado took another step towards legalizing civil unions on Thursday as Senate Bill 11 passed in the House Judiciary Committee.

While the 8-3 vote was pretty lopsided in favor of the bill's passage, it's notable that the breakdown included seven Democrats and one Republican.

Republican Rep. Carole Murray broke with her party in support of civil unions legislation and explains her emotional decision after the jump.