The Gay-Lesbian Info Center (GLIC) NGO has asked for the Serbian Constitution to be changed to include a new definition of marriage. GLIC wants the country’s highest legal act to stop defining marriage as union between man and woman, and instead allow for same-sex marriage.
Posts Tagged ‘same sex marriage’
U.S. judge says gay marriages can resume
August 13th, 2010 |
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A U.S. judge who overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban has ruled that gay weddings could resume there next week if an appeals court fails to intervene.
Judge Vaughn Walker canceled the ban last week, declaring it unconstitutional.
The week ahead
January 10th, 2010 |
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New figures show Chinese exports growing, and other news of the coming days
• FIGURES due out on Monday January 11th are expected to show that China’s exports in December were higher than a year ago, after 13 months of year-on-year declines. China’s exports fell by around 17% in 2009 as a whole, but other countries’ slumped by even more. Foreigners insist that the main reason for China’s growing market share is that the government has kept its currency weak. But lower incomes encouraged consumers to switch to the sort of cheaper goods that China produces, and the elimination of global textile quotas in January 2009 allowed China to increase its slice of that market.
• A DECISION on the issue of gay marriage in America takes a step towards the Supreme Court on Monday January 11th. A federal court will consider a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of California’s voter-approved ban against same-sex marriage. Proposition 8, a ballot-box initiative passed in November 2008, ended California’s short stint as a state that allowed same-sex marriages. The trial will be the first to consider whether bans on gay marriage violate federal civil rights and anti-discrimination laws. Elsewhere, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Iowa, Vermont and Connecticut have all legalised gay weddings and Washington, DC, may well do so soon. …
Election Day in your town
November 2nd, 2009 |
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Hotly contested elections were decided in cities across the United States on November 3. Gubernatorial, mayoral, and Congressional candidates were elected, and some cities and states voted on major issues like same-sex marriage.
What’s the hot race or issue in your area? Did you stand in line to vote? Send us your stories and photos from Election Day.
Are you in a same-sex marriage?
September 2nd, 2009 |
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The Vermont law legalizing same-sex marriage took effect starting September 1. Passed in April over the governor’s veto, it makes Vermont the fifth state to allow same-sex couples to marry.
With a few couples starting the month by getting married at the stroke of midnight, September is expected to be a big month for same-sex marriages in Vermont.
Are you in a same-sex marriage, or are you part of a same-sex couple planning to marry? Or have you attended a same-sex marriage ceremony?
Share your stories and wedding photos.
Carlos A. Ball: Same-Sex Marriage as a Means to Something Better
July 28th, 2009 |
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Our goal over the long run should be to lessen the prioritization of marital status in the distribution of rights and benefits.
Former Miss California Carrie Prejean goes from pageants to singing
July 27th, 2009 |
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Former Miss California Carrie Prejean, who was controversially dethroned, surprised most when she performed a live song to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Del Mar Racetrack on July 22.
Prejean, 22, was seen joining Audrina Patridge and Wilmer Valderama at the event that took place in San Diego, reports Fox News.
The former beauty queen sang [...]
Richard Laermer: Gay, Gay, More Gay: Can’t We All Just Get It Straight?
July 24th, 2009 |
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“Damn it,” says Kenneth Cole in ads all over the fine city of Ne wYork. “Why are people not thinking straight about gay marriage?” It…
Bil Browning: Indiana Newspaper Publishes Same-Sex Marriage Announcement: Madness Ensues
July 17th, 2009 |
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One group suggested that the paper will soon start printing “anniversary announcements for polygamous marriages” and “incestuous birth announcements.”
Isobel White: Same Sex Marriage in CA: 8 Reasons Why We Should Lay Off the Debate over 2010 v. 2012
July 17th, 2009 |
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In recent weeks, some prominent LGBT organizations have been attempting to energize the rest of us by holding “2010 v. 2012 forums,” where we debate…
James Shaheen: Gay Marriage: What Would Buddha Do?
July 13th, 2009 |
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Buddhism is perhaps even more diverse than Christianity. In fact, the differences among schools can be so vast that some scholars consider them different religions.
Gay Marriage Bill Put On Hold By Gov. Paterson
July 11th, 2009 |
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Gov. David A. Paterson will delay his plan to force a vote on a bill to legalize same-sex marriage until early September because the Senate is too unsettled now to take it up, his spokesman said.
Your thoughts on same-sex marriage
June 16th, 2008 |
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New Hampshire is now the sixth state in the nation — alongside Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Iowa and Vermont — currently providing or soon to provide marriage benefits to gays and lesbians. Meanwhile, the issue continues to be hotly debated in other parts of the country, such as California, where Proposition 8, a ban on same-sex marriage was passed last year, and the Obama Administration has come under fire from some in the gay community for what they see as a lack of action on this issue.
We want to hear how the issue of same-sex marriage is affecting you. What do you think of the ruling? Do you think same-sex marriage should be allowed? Have you participated in rallies for or against the issue? Share your stories, photos and videos.