Signature gathering can commence for CA same-sex marriage ban
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer released a title and summary for the proposed California Marriage Amendment Monday, opening the door for supporters of the document to begin gathering the hundreds of thousands of signatures needed to...
Proyecto de ley por la que se modifica el código civil en material de derecho a contraer matrimonio, passed by the Spanish Congress of Deputies on June 30, 2005 [law legalizing same-sex marriage and allowing same—sex couples to adopt and...
Despite being voted down in the Senate , the Spanish parliament on Thursday passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage and allowing same-sex couples to adopt and inherit each other's property. Read the text of the...
International brief ~ South Africa Assembly approves controversial Children's Bill
Leading Wednesday's international brief, the South African National Assembly has approved the highly controversial national Children's Bill , nine years after its first introduction. The bill, which will be presented to the National Council of Provinces...
In some of his most pointed remarks since becoming pontiff in April, Pope Benedict XVI spoke out against same-sex marriage , artificial birth control and divorce Monday while speaking to a group at Rome's St....
Gay couples in Switzerland can register their partnerships after 58% of Swiss voters Sunday said "yes" in a referendum , bringing to fruition a victory predicted by a Friday opinion poll [JURIST...
Voters in Switzerland will decide in a referendum set for Sunday June 5 whether gay couples should have the right to register as partners and have legal rights similar to as married couples. A recent poll says 67 percent...
The Texas Senate approved a proposed constitutional amendment Saturday that would ban same-sex marriages . The measure will be presented to voters in the state's November elections, and, if passed, will amend the state constitution...
BREAKING NEWS ~ Federal judge strikes down Nebraska gay marriage ban
KGW in Portland, Oregon, is reporting that a federal judge has just struck down Nebraska's ban on gay marriage, ruling that it interferes with the rights of gay couples and also with those of foster parents, adopted children and...
Gay marriage bill approved in Spanish lower house, denounced by Vatican
The lower house of the Spanish Parliament has approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriages, a measure sponsored by Spain's ruling Socialist Party. The bill, passed Thursday, now moves to the Senate [official website, in...
