SSM Samesexmarriage is not legal in Vietnam , nor is any other form of samesex union recognized. There has been no evident support of legal recognition for samesex couples from the government of Vietnam . Public opinion about samesexmarriage is unknown. Constitution Article 64 of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnamese constitution states that The family is the cell of society. The State protects marriage and the family. Marriage shall conform to the principles of free consent, progressive union, monogamy and equality between husband and wife. Parents have the responsibility to bring up their children into good citizens. Children and grandchildren have the duty to show respect to and look after their parents and grandparents. The State and society shall recognise no discrimination among children. ref http www.chinhphu.vn portal page? pageid 439,1096053& dad portal& schema PORTAL Constitution 1992 CHAPTER FIVE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE CITIZEN ref See also LGBT rights in Vietnam References reflist Status of samesex unions DEFAULTSORT SameSexMarriage In Vietnam Category LGBT rights in Vietnam Category Samesexmarriage by country Vietnam de Homosexualit t in Vietnam ... more details
gay unions Connecticut joined Samesexmarriage in Massachusetts Massachusetts as one of two Samesexmarriage in the United States states in the U.S. to perform Samesexmarriage marriages of samesex ... unions in Connecticut ref The decision to provide for civil unions and not samesexmarriage was controversial ... Constitution state s constitution , and ordered samesexmarriage legalized. ref name ... legalizes samesexmarriage url http www.boston.com news local breaking news 2008 10 connecticut sup.html ... opinion from the Connecticut Supreme Court ref guaranteeing samesexmarriage rights. ref name supremedecision ... marriage by enacting legislation treating samesex unions as civil unions rather than marriage. On Wednesday ..., it made Connecticut only the third state ever to recognize samesexmarriage. Soon after, Connecticut actually became the second state to allow samesexmarriage because of the passing of a California Proposition 8 2008 samesexmarriage ban in California, just days before the first samesex marriages ... 2009 ref ref cite web last Holloway first Carson title SameSexMarriage and the Civil Rights Movement ..., then California, to have a legislative body vote in favor of samesexmarriage. Opponents of samesexmarriage have said they want a non binding public referendum on the issue, however not a single ... she would veto any samesexmarriage legislation that came across her desk. She said the civil unions ...?pagename PressRelease07 title Marriage Equality Bill Announced SameSex Couples Seek the Freedom ... decision mandated the right to samesexmarriage. Updates to all marriage statutes On April 22, 2009 ... bill updating marriage laws ref Samesex marriages, civil unions and broad domestic partnerships ... to it. The poll shows 42 approved samesexmarriage, while 53 opposed. Democrats backed samesex civil unions 66 29 percent and samesexmarriage 53 42 percent. Republicans were narrowly divided on civil unions, with 45 percent in favor and 48 percent opposed. But Republicans opposed samesexmarriage ... more details
SSM Samesexmarriage is currently not legal in Japan , nor have serious steps been taken to introduce legislation. Article 24 of the Japanese constitution states that Marriage shall be based only on the mutual consent of both sexes and it shall be maintained through mutual cooperation with the equal rights of husband and wife as a basis. Citation needed date August 2010 On March 27, 2009, it was reported that Japan has given the green light for its nationals to marry samesex foreign partners in countries where samesex marriages are legal. ref http www.google.com hostednews afp article ALeqM5imtwjW1jvMoCTXZaahFbK3ClE9ZA Japan allows its citizens samesexmarriage abroad ref Japan does not allow samesex marriages domestically and has so far also refused to issue a key document required for citizens to wed overseas if the applicant s intended spouse was of the same gender. Under the change, the justice ministry has told local authorities to issue the key certificate which states a person is single and of legal age for those who want to enter samesex marriages . References references Category Samesexmarriage by country Japan Category LGBT in Japan de Homosexualit t in Japan es Matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en Jap n ... more details
SSM LGBT rights This page contains a timeline of significant events regarding samesexmarriage and legal ... State Senate passed legislation to allow samesexmarriage. A vote in the House was postponed until ... rules that marriage commissioners cannot refuse to wed samesex couples on religious grounds ... 1&hp work The New York Times title Green Light and Delay on SameSexMarriage first Jesse last McKinley ... court in Mexico , votes 8 2 to uphold the constitutionality of Mexico City s samesexmarriage ... on samesexmarriage, violates due process and equal protection clauses in the U.S. Constitution . Supporters ... Kirchner signs the samesexmarriage bill into law. July 19 The President of Ireland signs the Civil ... on 1 Jan 2011. July 15 The Samesexmarriage in Argentina Argentine Argentine Senate Senate passes by 33 27 the samesexmarriage bill, previously approved by the Chamber of Deputies in May. The bill ... leader in milestone gay marriage ref June 27 Samesexmarriage in Iceland Samesexmarriage law in Iceland took effect. June 11 The Iceland ic Althing passed a law legalizing Samesexmarriage in Iceland samesexmarriage . June 5 Samesexmarriage law becomes effective in Samesexmarriage ... effect on 1 July, 2010. May 17 President An bal Cavaco Silva ratifies Samesexmarriage in Portugal samesexmarriage legislation in Portugal , making it the sixth country in Europe, and eighth country ... The Samesexmarriage in Argentina Argentine Argentine Chamber of Deputies lower chamber approves a same ... Lower House approves gay marriage ref April 8 Samesexmarriage in Portugal Portugal s Portuguese Constitutional Court Constitutional Court rules that the samesexmarriage bill passed by the legislature ... 24 ref March 4 Samesexmarriage law becomes effective in Samesexmarriage in Mexico City Mexico ... 07mexico.html accessdate 12 February 2010 ref March 3 Samesexmarriage law becomes effective in the Samesexmarriage in the District of Columbia District of Columbia . March 2 Recognition of samesex ... more details
Homosexuality and samesexmarriage in Judaism have been subjects of contention within modern Jewish ... support for samesex civil marriage, ref name angus reid.com http www.angus reid.com ... Israelis ref the Supreme Court of Israel Supreme Court ordered the government to recognize samesex marriages performed abroad. The case was filed by five male Israeli couples Samesexmarriage in Canada ... not refer to the validity of those marriage. However, samesex couples in Israel enjoy most ... the inclusion of samesex unions within the definition of marriage. ref Union of American Hebrew ... members of the samesex. ref Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Orthodox Response to SameSexMarriage, NY Jewish Week Mar. 26, 2004 http www.ou.org public affairs article ou resp samesexmarriage visited ... lifestyle has spoken in favour of samesexmarriage, as a civil marriage he is uncertain about religious samesexmarriage, but intends to study it. ref http www.jewishjournal.com arts article gay orthodox rabbi peels back his life 20040507 ref Samesexmarriage in Midrash The Midrash is one of the few ancient religious texts that makes reference to samesexmarriage . The following teaching can ... or to an animal. ref Genesis Rabbah 26 5 Leviticus Rabbah 23 9 ref blockquote Israel main Samesexmarriage in Israel In February 2009 Knesset member Nitzan Horowitz introduced a samesexmarriage ... Gay Marriage ref A poll conducted in August 2009 found that 61 of Israelis supported samesex civil marriage, with 31 opposed. Furthermore, 60 supported joint adoption by samesex couples, with 34 opposed. ref name angus reid.com References reflist Category Samesexmarriage Category Jewish marital ... SameSex Marriages.php International Herald Tribune Israel s Supreme Court approves samesex marriages ... of samesex unions as marriages, but permit celebration of commitment ceremonies, in part as an expression ... banning samesex marriages. ref http www.ou.org public affairs article ou restates support ... more details
This article covers the status of samesexmarriage around the world. For the status of samesexmarriage legislation, see Samesexmarriage legislation around the world . Update date January 2010 SSM The status of samesexmarriage changes frequently as legislation and legal action takes place around ... File World homosexuality laws.svg thumb left 300px World homosexuality laws Samesexmarriage in the Netherlands ... been recognized legally by Samesexmarriage in Belgium Belgium 2003 , Samesexmarriage in Spain Spain 2005 , Samesexmarriage in Canada Canada 2005 , Samesexmarriage in South Africa South Africa 2006 , Samesexmarriage in Norway Norway 2009 , Samesexmarriage in Sweden Sweden 2009 , Samesexmarriage in Portugal Portugal 2010 , Samesexmarriage in Iceland Iceland 2010 , and Samesexmarriage ... district, the Washington, DC District of Columbia 2010 , and in five states Samesexmarriage in Massachusetts Massachusetts 2004 , Samesexmarriage in Connecticut Connecticut 2008 , Samesexmarriage in Iowa Iowa for 4 hours in 2007 and from 2009 , Samesexmarriage in Vermont Vermont 2009 and Samesexmarriage in New Hampshire New Hampshire 2010 . A 1996 law prevents the Samesexmarriage ... rules federal samesexmarriage ban unconstitutional ?iref allsearch&fbid 2 HnSdp2S6g title Judge rules federal samesexmarriage ban unconstitutional work CNN date 9 July 2010 accessdate 9 July 2010 ..., nationwide. In Mexico, samesexmarriage is recognized in Samesexmarriage in Mexico City Mexico ... Samesex sexual activity legal legend 002255 Samesexmarriage legend 0066FF Other type of partnership ... samesex unions . If Parliament does not act, the words or spouse will be added to the Marriage ... br Samesex sexual activity legal legend 002255 Samesexmarriage legend 0066FF Other type of partnership ... No recognition of samesex couples legend ffb380 Samesexmarriage banned only Samesex sexual activity ... on its recommendation the government will introduce a Samesexmarriage in Nepal samesexmarriage ... more details
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refimprove date March 2011 GR C Nunavut Territory began granting marriage licences to samesex couples upon the passage of the federal Civil Marriage Act on July 20, 2005. ref name SSM cite web url http www.samesexmarriage.ca legal nunavut.htm title Nunavut will recognize samesex marriages date 7 November 2003 publisher Equal Marriage for SameSex Couples language English accessdate 10 March 2011 archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5x5htu4Rf archivedate 10 March 2011 ref On 30 October 2003, Premier of Nunavut Premier Paul Okalik made the following statement If developments in the Parliament of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada result in the definition of marriage being broadened, we will respect the law and comply with that. In the meantime, anyone in Nunavut who has been legally married anywhere will be recognized by the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Government of Nunavut as married. He further suggested that the territory would perform samesex divorce s should the issue arise. Premier Okalik succeeded in passing a territorial human rights code banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. As well, Nancy Karetak Lindell , Liberal Party of Canada Liberal MP for the riding of Nunavut electoral district Nunavut , was re elected in the 2006 election after having supported samesexmarriage. During the March, Nunavut general election, 2004 2004 general election in Nunavut , one of Premier Okalik s main opponents ran on the basis that he would repeal the territory s human rights legislation on sexual orientation, and would not recognize Samesexmarriage in Canada samesex marriages . References reflist External links http www.samesexmarriage.ca legal nunavut.htm Samesexmarriage.ca Nunavut s status http www.nunatsiaq.com archives 31107 news nunavut 31107 04.html Nunatsiaq News Nunavut decides against samesexmarriage ceremonies http web.archive.org web ..., Nunavut MLAs urge Category Samesexmarriage in Canada Nunavut Category Politics of Nunavut Category ... more details
SSM Samesexmarriage cannot legally be performed in Israel , because only government recognized religious authorities all of whom disallow samesexmarriage may officiate marriages. There are no provisions for civil or secular marriages in Israel. However, foreign marriages, including samesex marriages, are recognized in Israel. Furthermore, like unmarried opposite sex couples, samesex couples in Israel ... of the Israeli population supports samesexmarriage. Attitudes A poll conducted in August 2009 found that 61 of Israelis supported samesexmarriage, with 31 opposed. Furthermore, 60 supported joint adoption by samesex couples, with 34 opposed. ref http www.angus reid.com polls view 33967 homosexuality ... oppose samesex marriages. If the views of one of these bodies were to change, however, it would be legal for members of that religious community to enter into samesex marriages in Israel. In February 2009 Knesset member Nitzan Horowitz introduced a samesexmarriage bill. ref http www.ontopmag.com ... to overturn the court ruling. ref name court2006 Samesex wedding ceremonies without legal significance can already be conducted in Israel, ref cite web url http www.tabletmag.com scroll 5692 samesexmarriage in tel aviv title SameSexMarriage in Tel Aviv publisher Tablet ref which, coupled with legally ... recognition of samesex marriages in Israel, on condition that the marriage certificates come from ... , ref and reference tags references Category Samesexmarriage by country Israel Category LGBT rights ... to recognize samesex marriages performed abroad. The case was filed by five male Israeli couples Samesexmarriage in Canada married in Canada . ref name court2006 cite news url http web.israelinsider.com Articles Politics 9915.htm title Israel s Supreme Court approves samesex marriages performed ... of those marriages. Samesex couples in Israel already enjoyed most of the rights of married couples, as do unmarried opposite sex couples the decision allows married samesex couples the same ... more details
GR C Samesexmarriage in Yukon began on July 14, 2004, when Yukon Territory became the fourth jurisdiction in Canada to legalize samesexmarriage , after the provinces of Ontario , British Columbia , and Quebec . ref name OCRT cite web url http www.religioustolerance.org hom marb28.htm title Samesexmarriage in the Yukon Territory, Canada date 20 November 2005 publisher Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance language English accessdate 11 March 2011 location Kingston ref Rob Edge and Stephen Dunbar ref name OCRT had brought suit against the Yukon government after being refused a marriage licence in Whitehorse, Yukon Whitehorse . Their lawyer, Jim Tucker, used a novel approach rather than arguing on the basis of Section Fifteen of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as in the previous cases, he argued that the federal government s failure to appeal the decisions legalizing samesexmarriage in Ontario, BC, and Quebec signalled a change in Canadian common law regarding marriage. Supreme Court of the Yukon Territory Judge Justice Peter McIntyre judge Peter McIntyre agreed that the federal government was inconsistent in its approach to the definition of marriage, a federal responsibility, since it had not appealed the first three decisions. Therefore, the territory s failure to provide marriage licences to samesex couples meant that the law was being inconsistently applied in Yukon. Justice McIntyre declared samesex marriages legal in Yukon, and ordered the government to issue a marriage license marriage licence to Mr. Edge and Mr. Dunbar. ref name CTV1 cite web url http www.ctv.ca CTVNews TopStories 20040715 yukon gaymarriage 040714 title Samesexmarriage ruled ... External links http samesexmarriage.ca SameSexMarriage in Canada http www.canlii.org yk cas .... Category Samesexmarriage in Canada Yukon Category Yukon law es Matrimonio entre personas del mismo ... obtained verbal promises from the territorial government that the couple would be granted marriage ... more details
SSM Nigeria recognizes neither samesexmarriage s nor civil unions for samesex couples . Homosexuality can land men up to 14 years in prison in Southern Nigeria and capital punishment for men in Sharia in Nigeria areas under Sharia Islamic Law . Proposals to constitutionally ban samesexmarriage compacted with severe penalties to those convicted of performing or participating in such, have surface twice in the past several years. A bill is currently pending before the parliament, expecting to face little to zero opposition. ref http www.amnesty.org en news and updates news nigerias proposed ban samesex partnerships assault human rights 20090128 NIGERIA S PROPOSED BAN ON SAMESEX PARTNERSHIPS AN ASSAULT ON HUMAN RIGHTS ref On January 18, 2007 the Federal Executive Council approved a law, SameSexMarriage Prohibition Act 2006 , prohibiting samesex marriages and sent it to the National assembly for urgent action. According to the Minister of Justice, Chief Bayo Ojo , the law was pushed by President Olusegun Obasanjo following demonstrations for samesexmarriage during the international conference on HIV AIDS ICASA in 2005. The proposed bill calls for five years imprisonment for anyone who undergoes, performs, witnesses, aids, or abets a samesexmarriage. It would also prohibit any display of a samesex amorous relationship and adoption of children by gays or lesbians. ref name humanrightswatch http www.alertnet.org thenews newsdesk HRW e846f6f8aa040916f88b9cc86c16a79a.htm .... The samesexmarriage ban would make Nigeria the second country in Africa to criminalize such unions. In 2005, the Ugandan constitution was amended to ban samesexmarriage. ref http www.wctimes.com gay lesbian news ARTICLE.php?AID 9334 Uganda bans samesexmarriage ref The same bill would also ... in Nigeria Recognition of samesex couples ref See also LGBT rights in Nigeria SameSexMarriage Prohibition Act 2006 References Reflist Marriage amendments Category Samesexmarriage by country Nigeria ... more details
in the Americas to legalize samesexmarriage nationwide with the enactment of the Civil Marriage Act ... legalized samesexmarriage in eight out of ten Provinces and territories of Canada provinces and one ... legal benefits commonly associated with marriage had been extended to cohabiting samesex couples ... motion to examine the matter again. This was the third vote supporting samesexmarriage taken by three Parliaments under three Prime Ministers in three different years. Samesexmarriage by province Samesexmarriage was legally recognized in the provinces and territories as of the following dates 10 June 2003 Samesexmarriage in Ontario Ontario 8 July 2003 Samesexmarriage in British Columbia British Columbia 16 March 2004 Samesexmarriage in Quebec Quebec 14 July 2004 Samesexmarriage in Yukon Yukon territory 16 September 2004 Samesexmarriage in Manitoba Manitoba 24 September 2004 Samesexmarriage in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 5 November 2004 Samesexmarriage in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan 21 December 2004 Samesexmarriage in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador 23 June 2005 Samesexmarriage in New Brunswick New Brunswick 20 July 2005 Civil Marriage Act Samesexmarriage in Alberta Alberta , Samesexmarriage in Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island , Samesexmarriage in Nunavut Nunavut territory, and the Samesexmarriage in the Northwest Territories Northwest ..., Ontario on January 14, 2001, makes Canada the first country in the world to have a samesexmarriage the Netherlands and Belgium, which legalized samesexmarriage before Canada, had their first in April ... case cer300604.htm title First samesexmarriage in the world now recognized publisher Samesexmarriage.ca date accessdate 2011 02 19 ref Overview Samesexmarriage was originally legalized as a result of court cases in which provincial or territorial justices ruled existing bans on samesexmarriage ... there. Image Map of Canada, samesexmarriage, pre July 2005.svg 240px thumb left Provinces and territories ... more details
consensus on the talk discussion page first. SSM Samesexmarriage also called gay marriage ref ... whether samesex couples should be allowed to enter into marriage, be required to use a different ... accessdate August 6, 2010 ref One argument in support of samesexmarriage is that denying samesex ... 2005 title Support of Legal Recognition of SameSex Civil Marriage url http archive.psych.org edu other ... Regarding Marriage accessdate November 10, 2010 ref Another argument in support of samesexmarriage ... or viable social orders depend upon not recognizing samesexmarriage. ref name aaa cite web ... 10, 2010 ref Other arguments for samesexmarriage are based upon what is regarded as a universal ... the Rush to SameSexMarriage? And Who Stands to Benefit? journal The Women s Review of Books volume ... page 80 ref Al Sharpton and several other authors attribute opposition to samesexmarriage as coming ... to gay rights policies. title The politics of samesexmarriage author1 Craig A. Rimmerman author2 ... book title Samesexmarriage and the Constitution author Evan Gerstmann page 56 quote Keeping marriage ... prohibitions on samesexmarriage to past Anti miscegenation laws prohibitions on interracial marriage ... January 25, 2004 accessdate February 1, 2010 ref One argument against samesexmarriage arises from a rejection of the use of the word marriage as applied to samesex couples, ref name catholic1 http ... ref religious arguments about samesexmarriage religious grounds , ref name group1 See WP CITEKILL ... articles homosexuality ho0078.html See e.g., Southern Baptist Convention, On SameSexMarriage ... The Christian Case Against SameSexMarriage date January 2008 publisher Association of Politically ... , March 23, 2009. ref The Oxford English Dictionary has recognized samesexmarriage since 2000. ref name slate http www.slate.com id 2215628 Dictionaries recognize samesexmarriage who knew? , Daniel Redman, Slate.com Slate , April 7, 2009 accessed 9 19 2009 ref Proponents of samesexmarriage ... more details
GR C On March 19, 2004, the Quebec Court of Appeals ruled similarly to the Ontario and B.C. courts, upholding Hendricks and Leboeuf v. Quebec and ordering that it take effect immediately. http www.365gay.com newscon04 03 031904queMarry.htm 365gay.com The couple who brought the suit, Michael Hendricks and Ren Leboeuf , immediately sought a marriage licence the usual 20 day waiting period was waived, and they were wed on April 1 at the Palais de justice de Montreal. The Quebec decision meant that more than two thirds of the Canadian population were living in provinces where same sex marriage is legal. Subsequent cases as well as federal legislation, have expanded this number to cover the entire country. The Quebec government had previously legalized civil unions for both same sex and opposite sex partners. See civil unions in Quebec . External links http samesexmarriage.ca Same sex marriage in Canada http canlii.org qc cas qcca 2004 2004qcca10289.html Catholic Civil Rights League v. Hendricks Quebec Court of Appeal, 19 March 2004 text of the ruling canlii.ca Category Same sex marriage in Canada Quebec Category Politics of Quebec Category Quebec law es Matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en Quebec ... more details
GR C Saskatchewan has recognized samesexmarriage , as of November 5, 2004. ref name OCRT cite web url http www.religioustolerance.org hom marb33.htm title Samesexmarriage in Saskatchewan, Canada date 11 October 2004 publisher Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance language English accessdate 10 March 2011 ref On September 27, 2004, Saskatchewan Justice Minister Frank Quennell told CBC News that neither he nor the province will take a stand on the issue of samesexmarriage. Two samesex couples ... Reflist External links http www.samesexmarriage.ca Samesexmarriage in Canada http www.cbc.ca canada story 2004 11 05 samesexmarriage 041105.html CBC News Sask. court approves samesexmarriage November 5 Saskatchewan politics Category Samesexmarriage in Canada Category Politics of Saskatchewan ... news canada saskatchewan story 2009 07 23 marriage ruling.html title Commissioner who refused to marry samesex couple loses appeal date 23 July 2009 publisher Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC ... government to issue marriage licences. Neither the federal nor provincial government challenged ... judgment that the common law definition of marriage be changed to include the wording two people to the exclusion of others, rather than two people of the opposite sex. ref name CTV1 cite ... marriage this week date 3 November 2004 publisher CTV language English accessdate 10 March 2011 location Toronto ref On 5 November, she ruled that the common law opposite sex definition of marriage violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Charter rights of samesex couples, and that the common law definition of marriage for civil purposes is declared to be the lawful union of two ... in 2005. Orville Nichols, a 30 year marriage commissioner and devout Baptist, refused to marry a gay ... Human Rights Tribunal. The government followed by proposing legislation which would allow marriage ...&newsitemid 5610194&languageid 1 title Saskatchewan unlikely to appeal court ruling on gay marriage ... more details
SSM On June 1, 2003, Belgium became the second country in the world to legally recognize samesexmarriage , with some restrictions. Originally, Belgium allowed the marriages of foreign samesex couples only if their country of origin also allowed these unions. Legislation enacted in October 2004 however, permits any couple to marry in Belgium if at least one of the spouses has lived in the country ... 14, and published on December 23, 1999. ref https same sex.web.ined.fr pdf DocTrav125 05Doc125Belgium.pdf Major legal consequences of marriage, cohabitation and registered partnership for different sex and samesex partners in Belgium ref MarriageSamesexmarriage map Europe align left size 200px Legislative history On May 28, 2002 a bill legalising samesexmarriage was introduced in the Belgian ... record of the samesexmarriage bill in Dutch and http www.senaat.be www ?MIval dossier&LEG 2&NR 1173 ... contracter mariage. Two persons of different sexes or of the samesex may contract marriage. The samesexmarriage law did not permit LGBT adoption adoption by samesex partners , and as birth within a samesexmarriage did not imply affiliation, the samesex spouse of the biological parent had no way ... also 2003 in LGBT rights LGBT rights in Belgium Recognition of samesex unions in Europe Samesexmarriage in Europe Category Belgian law Category LGBT rights in Belgium Category Samesexmarriage by country ... gives limited rights to Civil union registered samesex and opposite sex couples by inserting a Title ... 2006, thereby enabling legal co parenting by samesex couples. ref cite web url http www.365gay.com ... According to the Belgian Official Journal , approximately 300 samesex couples were married between .... On 22 July 2005, the Belgian government announced that a total of 2,442 samesex marriages had taken place in the country since the extension of marriage rights two years earlier. ref cite web url ... os b tej samej p ci w Belgii ro C s torii ntre persoane de acela i sex n Belgia ru ... more details
gay unions Samesexmarriage in the U.S. state of Vermont began on September 1, 2009. ref http www.vpr.net news detail 84626 Vermont fourth state to legalize samesexmarriage ref ref cite news title Gay ... samesexmarriage date 1 September 2009 last Lester first Paul newspaper The Guardian url http www.guardian.co.uk ... state to introduce civil unions in July 2000, and the first state to approve samesexmarriage legislatively as opposed to judicially . ref cite news title Vermont Legislature Makes SameSexMarriage ... to grant marriage licenses to samesex couples, but suggested that the legislature could enact a parallel licensing scheme affording the same substantial benefits as marriage to samesex couples. ref ... On February 9, 2007, bill H275 was introduced to allow marriage for samesex couples ref cite ... the creation of a committee to study the issue of samesexmarriage. The committee reported in April ... neutral on gay marriage accessdate 2009 02 07 ref A bill that would allow samesex couples to marry ... samesexmarriage bill publisher Rutland Herald date 2009 02 06 url http www.rutlandherald.com ... Judiciary Committee unanimously recommended implementation of samesexmarriage, ref http www.vpr.net news detail 84455 Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously recommends authorizing samesexmarriage ... citeweb url http www.wcax.com Global story.asp?S 10139384 title Governor Vetoes SameSexMarriage ... impact A comprehensive UCLA study from March 2009 concludes that extending marriage to samesex couples ... pdf VT 20econ 20impact 20final.pdf Economic Impact of Extending Marriage to SameSex Couples in Vermont ref See also Samesexmarriage in New England Samesexmarriage in the United States References Reflist Samesexmarriage in the United States Category Recognition of samesex relationships in the United States Vermont Category Samesexmarriage in the United States by state Vermont Category Vermont ... the Vermont Supreme Court ruled in Baker v. Vermont that samesex couples are entitled under Chapter ... more details
SSM about legal recognition of samesexmarriage in the US state of Washington U.S. state Washington legal recognition of samesexmarriage in Washington, D.C. Samesexmarriage in the District of Columbia Samesexmarriage is not recognized in Washington U.S. state Washington state. The Washington Supreme ... law to allow samesexmarriage, and three majority justices in the case invited the legislature to take another look at the ban s effect on samesex couples. In 2007, the Washington State Legislature ... in sales tax revenue from weddings and wedding related tourism. Civil suits for samesexmarriage Andersen case March 8, 2004 Six samesex couples, backed by Lambda Legal , file suit challenging the constitutionality ... the state has no rational basis for excluding samesex couples from the rights and benefits of marriage. The decision concluded that the state law limiting marriage to opposite sex couples violated ... the privileges of marriage to opposite sex couples. August 29, 2006 Lawyers for the samesex couples ... State legalizing samesexmarriage. The decision awaited confirmation by the Washington Supreme Court ... Alliance. Samesexmarriage in the United States Category Samesexmarriage in the United States ... news detail ektid44385.asp Samesex partnership bill passes in Washington State News Advocate.com ... to SameSex Couples A UCLA study estimates the impact of allowing samesex couples to marry on Washington s state budget. The study concluded that allowing samesex couples to marry will result ... samesex couples, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union , file suit challenging Washington s laws that bar samesex couples from marrying. It also seeks recognition of marriages performed legally ... that the state legislature is permitted under the Washington s constitution to limit marriage to opposite sex couples. While the state s ban on samesexmarriage House Bill 1130 http search.leg.wa.gov advanced 3.0 ViewHtml.asp?Item 6&Action Html&X 1013123422 , aka the Defense of Marriage Act of 1998 ... more details
SSM Samesexmarriage in Maine was a divisive issue in 2009 a bill to allow samesex marriages in Maine ... would be the first U.S. state to legalize samesexmarriage through the legislative process ... samesexmarriage legislatively . ref http epgn.com pages full story?article Maine 20OKs 20marriage ... Committee on Judiciary endorsed a samesexmarriage bill that would allow samesex couples to marry ... Freedom ref Baldacci became the first governor in the nation to sign a samesexmarriage bill that was not the result ... in the United States to authorize samesexmarriage, with the law due to take effect 90 days after ... signs samesexmarriage into law ref The proponents of the people s veto seek to submit signatures ... to samesexmarriage in Maine, announced that it has hired Schubert Flint Public Relations ... working to keep samesexmarriage legal in Maine, announced that it had changed its name to No on 1 ... from Mainers who support samesexmarriage. ref http pressherald.mainetoday.com story.php?id 274002 ... 1 in favor of samesexmarriage , while 41 would vote yes against samesexmarriage . 9 said they did ... to allegations by Stand For Marriage Maine that keeping samesexmarriage legal in Maine would lead to samesexmarriage and homosexual sex acts being taught to children in Maine schools, State ... is taught in Maine s public schools. ref cite news title Samesexmarriage foes slam AG Mills ... couples to marry. With 99 of precincts reporting, opponents of samesexmarriage had 52.8 of the vote ... Protect Maine Equality officially conceded defeat. ref cite news title Samesexmarriage supporters ... updates.pressherald.mainetoday.com updates samesexmarriage supporters concede defeat accessdate 4 ... in the vote on samesexmarriage. ref The final vote was recorded thus 300,848 voted to overturn ... Response to veto November 5, 2009 Supporters of samesexmarriage, including No on 1 Protect Maine ... samesexmarriage in Maine. Opponents of samesexmarriage say that revisiting the issue would be a mistake ... more details
SSM Samesexmarriage in Sweden has been legal since 1 May 2009, following the adoption of a new, gender ... 2009 ref making Sweden the seventh country in the world to open marriage to samesex couples nationwide ... Google News, October 22, 2009. ref History Samesexmarriage map Europe align left size 200px Registered ... and more limited common law marriage Act for both unmarried unregistered opposite sex and same ... for samesex couples, which are now united into a single law. Common law marriage is open to non ... a committee to investigate the possibility of opening marriage to samesexmarriagesamesex partners ... that samesexmarriage would threaten opposite sexmarriage, because a gender neutral marriage ... , agreed to hear the case. The couple argued that a samesexmarriage entered into in accordance with Canadian ... for samesexmarriage The government consisted of the Moderate Party , the Centre Party Sweden Centre ... sexmarriage. On 27 October 2007, the Moderate Party formally backed samesex marriages, meaning ... 2008. Marriage and samesex partnerships are equivalent forms of unions. Therefore the Church ... Democrats took a position against the party and started to support samesexmarriage. ref citeweb ... denominational positions on homosexuality position on samesexmarriage . ref cite news title Swedish ... legalising samesexmarriage, public approval was the second highest in the European Union . ref cite web url http www.angus reid.com polls view eight eu countries back samesexmarriage title Eight EU countries back samesexmarriage accessdate 2008 05 15 ref See also Portal LGBT LGBT adoption ... sex unions in Europe DEFAULTSORT SameSexMarriage In Sweden Category LGBT rights in Sweden Category Marriage, unions and partnerships in Sweden Category Samesexmarriage by country Sweden Category ... 22, 2009. ref in favour of allowing its priests to wed samesex couples in new gender neutral church ... October 2009 language Swedish last Ringborg first Maria work Dagens Nyheter ref Samesex marriages ... more details
GR C See also Adult interdependent relationship in Alberta Samesexmarriage in Alberta has been available since July 20, 2005, upon the granting of Royal Assent to the federal Civil Marriage Act . ref ... towards samesexmarriage were more supportive in Alberta than they were in the provinces of Samesexmarriage in Manitoba Manitoba and Samesexmarriage in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan , both of which had recognized samesexmarriage earlier. ref name OCRT2 cite web url http www.religioustolerance.org ... Supreme Court response to the federal reference of samesexmarriage, Hancock s successor, Ron Stevens ... softened his stand somewhat, saying that he would accept samesexmarriage if Albertans tell him they want ... sexmarriage. This means that an Alberta marriage commissioner who refuses to solemnize samesex ... commissioners face automatic dismissal if they refuse to solemnize a samesexmarriage. ref name ... down on samesexmarriage date 13 July 2005 publisher CTV language English accessdate 10 March 2011 ... Alberta to defy federal samesex law http www.qp.gov.ab.ca documents Acts M05.cfm?frm isbn 0779702514 Marriage Act Alberta politics Status of samesex unions Category Samesexmarriage in Canada ... to the Provincial Marriage Act The position of Premier Ralph Klein and the Alberta Progressive Conservatives Conservative government had been to attempt to block samesex marriages in Alberta ... Bill 202, which amended the provincial Marriage Act to include an opposite sex only definition of marriage. The bill also invoked the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Section Thirty three of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Notwithstanding Clause . This insulated the Marriage ... licences to both opposite sex and samesex couples. Religious groups could still solemnize opposite ... to marry samesex couples has no chance, and wasting taxpayers money to fight it would be giving false hope. Klein said, much to our chagrin, the Alberta government will issue marriage licenses to same ... more details
File Crowd in support of Gay Marriage 2.jpg thumb Crowd in support of samesexmarriage Civil union Same ... Lower House votes in favour of samesexmarriage, allows adoption publisher Buenosairesherald.com date ... marriage law says we live in a more equal society CFK enacts samesexmarriage law, says we live in a more ... in the Americas to allow samesexmarriage nationwide. ref cite news url http seattletimes.nwsource.com ... 2010 07 15 first Juan last Forero ref It is the tenth country to allow samesexmarriage . ref http ... gay world.htm HOMOSEXUAL RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD ref Samesexmarriage File State recognition ... ec8028 No recognition, only samesexmarriage officially banned legend e73e21 No recognition, all ... that he was in favor of starting a samesexmarriage debate in congress, that a gender neutral law ... having a wider discussion on samesexmarriage in the country. President Fern ndez de Kirchner s position on samesexmarriage was unknown at the time. Justice Minister Fern ndez said he was presently ..., the samesexmarriage bills were debated in the Chamber of Deputies General Law Committee and the Committee ... samesexmarriage in Argentina approved by the end of 2009. ref es cite web url http www.lanacion.com.ar ... supported legalizing samesexmarriage. ref cite web author Long Brenhaug url http momento24.com ... implementation of samesexmarriage. ref es cite web url http www.losandes.com.ar notas 2010 4 ... 2010 07 16 ref On May 5, 2010, the Chamber of Deputies passed the samesexmarriage bill that also ... 15 the Senate passed the samesexmarriage bill, by a vote of 33 to 27. ref Cite web author Dwyer Arce url http jurist.org paperchase 2010 07 argentina senate passes samesexmarriage legislation.php title Argentina Senate passes samesexmarriage legislation date July 15, 2010 publisher JURIST Paper ... bill after marathonlike debate Upper House approves samesexmarriage bill after marathon like debate ... grants for samesex couples all the rights and responsibilities of marriage, including the right ... more details
GR C Samesexmarriage in Manitoba began on September 16, 2004, when Manitoba became the fifth jurisdiction in Canada to legalize samesexmarriage , after the provinces of Ontario , British Columbia , and Quebec , and Yukon Territory. ref name CBC2 cite web url http www.cbc.ca canada story 2004 09 16 manitobasamesex040916.html title Manitoba recognizes samesex marriages date 16 September 2004 publisher Canadian Broadcasting Corporation language English accessdate 10 March 2011 ref ref name OCRT cite web url http www.religioustolerance.org hom marb29.htm title Samesexmarriage in Manitoba, Canada date 21 September 2004 publisher Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance language English accessdate 10 March 2011 location Kingston ref On September 16, 2004, Justice Douglas Yard of the Manitoba Court of Queen s Bench declared in the case of Vogel v. Canada that the current definition of marriage was unconstitutional. ref name CBC2 The judge said that his decision had been influenced by the previous decisions in B.C., Ontario and Quebec. This decision followed the suits brought by three couples in Manitoba requesting that they be issued marriage licences. Both the provincial and federal governments had made it known that they would not oppose the court bid. ref name CTV1 cite web url http www.ctv.ca CTVNews Canada 20040916 manitoba gay040916 title Manitoba legalizes samesexmarriage ... samesex marriages, 5 were for and 1 could not be reached. References reflist See also Common law relationships in Manitoba External links http samesexmarriage.ca SameSexMarriage in Canada http ... 09 091604manMarry.htm 365gay.com Status of samesex unions Category Samesexmarriage in Canada ... sent letters to the province s government marriage commissioners not clergy asking them to return their certificates of registration if they refuse to perform samesex marriages. The federal Conservative ..., Chris Vogel and Richard North, had legally sought marriage in a high profile case in 1974 but had ... more details
month marriage there was opened to samesex couples 2001 . SSM Samesexmarriage Dutch Huwelijk tussen ... web url http transcripts.cnn.com TRANSCRIPTS 0104 01 sm.10.html title SameSexMarriage Legalized ... samesexmarriage. SamesexmarriageSamesexmarriage map Europe align left size 200px Legislative ... in chief of the Gay Krant asked the government to allow samesex couples to marry. Parliament decided in 1995 to create a special commission, which was to investigate the possibility of samesexmarriage ... 2000 12 20 world samesex dutch couples gain marriage and adoption rights.html SameSex Dutch Couples ... Main Samesexmarriage in Aruba, Cura ao and Sint Maarten In Aruba , ref nl cite web url http www.gobierno.aw ... in which rules for marriage are laid down and it is not possible to perform a samesexmarriage in these constituent ... of samesexmarriage in the Netherlands. After the Dutch parliament legalized samesex ... a refusal. Some local councils choose not to require registrars who object to samesexmarriage to perform ... who object to samesexmarriage on principle may refuse to marry such couples. ref nl http frontpage.fok.nl ... law. The partnerships were meant for samesex couples as an alternative to marriage , though they can ... reflist Recognition of samesex unions in Europe DEFAULTSORT SameSexMarriage In The Netherlands Category Samesexmarriage by country Netherlands Category Dutch society Category LGBT rights in the Netherlands ... samesex couples. After the election of 1998, the government promised to tackle the issue ... or the samesex The law came into effect on 1 April 2001, and on that day four samesex ... countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The single legal difference between samesex ... samesex marriages performed in the European territory of the Netherlands as a result of a Hoge ... have established that samesex marriages are not automatically entitled to the same privileges e.g. ... 12 December 2010 ref but a law enabling also samesex couples to marry has already been passed and is planned ... more details
sexmarriage in Oregon . In 2004, Multnomah County, Oregon Multnomah County began issuing samesexmarriage licenses, which began a political battle over samesexmarriage that ended later that year with Oregon .... Currently, the state of Oregon does not recognize samesexmarriage. However, the governor of Oregon ... The Multnomah County, Oregon Multnomah County government began issuing licenses for samesexmarriage ... and other marriage related services directly related to the beginning of samesex marriages. According ... samesex couples from receiving marriage licenses. ref cite web url http communique.portland.or.us documents 040309 legislative counsel ssm.pdf title SameSexMarriage letter to Senator Kate Brown ... prohibit county clerks from issuing marriage licenses to samesex couples under current law, the legal ... Mary Li and Rebecca Kennedy, the first samesex couple to receive a marriage license from Multnomah ... vs. State of Oregon , Judge Bearden ordered the county to stop issuing samesexmarriage licenses, while simultaneously ordering the state of Oregon to recognize the 3,022 samesexmarriage licenses ... County would be free to resume issuing samesexmarriage licenses. It was understood that both ... for the language of a proposed initiative to prohibit samesexmarriage. They begin to circulate ... four hundred samesexmarriage licenses were distributed in Multnomah County. July 9, 2004 In Li ... the authority to issue samesexmarriage licenses to remedy a perceived constitutional violation ... been a constitutional violation, Multnomah County did not have the authority to issue samesexmarriage ... 4, 2008. ref name NYT080203 References references Samesexmarriage in the United States Oregon ... Category Oregon law Category Politics of Oregon Category Samesexmarriage in the United States ... Fairness Act, the law would provide several major rights to samesex couples that were previously ... Ruling Allows Legal Status for Partners of SameSex publisher New York Times date February 3, 2008 ... more details
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