The Belgian Chamber , the lower house of parliament, approved a bill on Friday that will allow same-sex couples to legally adopt children. The bill must pass approval by the Belgian Senate before becoming law....
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Minister of Home Affairs and Another v Fourie and Another, Constitutional Court of South Africa, December 1, 2005 [ruling that it is unconstitutional to prohibit gay couples from marrying and giving the South African parliament one year to amend the...
South Africa high court says same-sex marriages must be recognized
The South African Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that it is unconstitutional to prohibit gay couples from marrying and gave parliament one year to amend the 1961 Marriage Act to allow same-sex marriage . According...
Massachusetts gay marriage foes one step closer to ballot initiative
A group of gay marriage opponents in Massachusetts said Wednesday they had gathered enough signatures to put a proposed constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage on the state ballot. The group, lead by the Massachusetts Family Institute and...
Senate judiciary panel backs constitutional amendment on marriage
The US Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommitee on the Constitution approved a proposed constitutional amendment, the Marriage Protection Amendment , in a 5-4 vote Wednesday. The amendment, which defines marriage as a union between a man and...
Voters reject CA, OH redistricting proposals; ME votes to keep gay rights law
California voters Tuesday rejected a hotly-contested initiative that would have prevented lawmakers from drawing political voting districts . The initiative was allowed on the ballot after an appeal to the California...
Proposition 2 marriage amendment to the Texas Constitution, adopted by the Texas Legislature by Senate approval on May 21, 2005, and approved by Texas voters November 8, 2005. Read the full text of Proposition 2 here. Reported in JURIST's Paper...
BREAKING NEWS ~ Same-sex marriage ban approved in Texas vote
Texas media are reporting that by a wide margin state voters have approved Proposition 2 , a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. The ban was strongly supported by...
US voters rule on redistricting, gay rights, other issues in off-year elections
Americans went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in off-year elections. Voters in New Jersey and Virginia are electing new governors , while 39 ballot measures are up for approval in seven states : California, Maine,...
Martinez v. Kulongoski, Marion County, Oregon; Circuit Judge Joseph C. Guimond, November 4, 2005 . Read the full text of the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper...