Gay marriage - Same-sex marriage debated in Hawaii and across the United States and what it means to binational same-sex couples Gay marriage news are currently debated in Hawaii and the rest of the United States, mainly because California is now allowing it, the second state in the United States after Massachusetts. However, for same-sex binational couples the issue is much broader because none of these same-sex marriages are recognized by the federal government. This fact may be inconvenient or disappointing for gay and lesbian couples who are both U.S. citizens or permanent residents. But for binational same-sex couples it is devastating because a foreign partner can’t be sponsored for permanent... [Read more]