Green Independent Party demonstrates for samesexmarriage. Samesexmarriage in Maine is currently ... to Allow SamesexMarriage Certified by Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap for November Ballot ... maine john baldacci samesex? s PM POLITICS Maine rejects samesexmarriage law ref Domestic partnership ... U.S. state to legalize samesexmarriage through the legislative process with a governor s signature, rather than following a judicial ruling. Vermont was the first state to legalize samesexmarriage ... 1 samesexmarriage civil unions john baldacci? s PM POLITICS Bill would allow samesexmarriage ... Mainers Air Their Views on SameSexMarriage ref The legislation extended the right to refuse to perform samesex marriages to any person authorized to join persons in marriage rather than to clergy ... a samesexmarriage bill that would allow samesex couples to marry. The vote was 11 in favor ... SameSexMarriage Bill ref ref http www.nytimes.com 2009 04 29 us 29brfs VOTEONGAYMAR BRF.html Maine ... SameSexMarriage ref On May 5, 2009, the House of Representatives passed the bill 89 58. The bill was then sent ... 2009 05 07 us 07marriage.html Maine Governor Signs SameSexMarriage Bill ref Baldacci became the first governor in the nation to sign a samesexmarriage law. ref cite news url http www.boston.com ... Question 1, 2009 The day after the Governor signed the Act, opponents of samesexmarriage launched .... 2012 initiative main Maine samesexmarriage referendum, 2012 On June 30, 2011, EqualityMaine and Gay ... 2011 07 01 news 29727502 1 marc mutty gay marriage supporters gay marriageSamesexmarriage supporters ... question is ref http bangordailynews.com 2011 08 17 politics samesexmarriage petition approved Signature gathering campaign to begin on Maine samesexmarriage initiative ref quote Do you favor a law allowing marriage licenses for samesex couples that protects religious freedom by ensuring no religion .... ref cite web url http www.sunjournal.com comment 91821 title It s on Samesexmarriage supporters ... 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 ... 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 supremedecision ... samesexmarriage url http www.boston.com news local breaking news 2008 10 connecticut sup.html ... Court ref guaranteeing samesexmarriage rights. ref name supremedecision The Supreme Court ruled ... to relegate samesex couples to a status less than full marriage by enacting legislation treating samesex unions as civil unions rather than marriage. On Wednesday, November 12, 2008, pursuant ... 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 ... first Carson title SameSexMarriage and the Civil Rights Movement A Problematic Analogy url http www.thepublicdiscourse.com ... the introduction of a bill that would give samesex couples full marriage rights in the state of Connecticut ... a legislative body vote in favor of samesexmarriage. Opponents of samesexmarriage have said they want ..., it was defeated by a bipartisan vote. Governor Jodi Rell had said she would veto any samesexmarriage ... Marriage Equality Bill Announced SameSex Couples Seek the Freedom to Marry in Connecticut accessdate ... University poll, 44 of Connecticut voters supported samesexmarriage, 50 opposed. 51 supported civil ... Poll Finds Voters Mixed On SameSex Unions And Marriage ref A Quinnipiac University poll, conducted between May 26 and June 1 2004, found that 45 of Connecticut voters supported samesexmarriage, 50 ..., while 37 were opposed 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 ... 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 Ministry of Justice Japan 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 . In June 2011, the deputy head abbot of Kyoto s Shunk in Zen temple announced that the temple would perform samesexmarriage ceremonies in the temple as part of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month ref cite web url http shunkoinzentemple.blogspot.com 2011 05 promoting samesexmarriage and lgbt.html title Promoting the SameSexMarriage and LGBT Rights in Japan author Rev. Taka publisher Shunkoin Today date May 11, 2011 ref . References references Asia topic Recognition of samesex unions in 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 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
SSM Nigeria recognizes neither samesexmarriage s nor Civil union civil unions for Samesex relationship 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 twice surfaced. A similar bill is currently pending parliamentary approval. 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 Nigeria Obasanjo Must Withdraw ... ref The bill is expected to receive little or no opposition in Parliament. The samesexmarriage ... 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 call for five years imprisonment ... of samesex couples ref See also LGBT rights in Nigeria SameSexMarriage Prohibition Act 2006 References Reflist Marriage amendments Category Samesexmarriage by country Nigeria Category LGBT rights ... more details
SSM LGBT rights This page contains a timeline of significant events regarding samesexmarriage and legal ... since 2007. March 1 Governor Martin O Malley from the U.S. state of Samesexmarriage in Maryland Maryland signs a samesexmarriage bill into law. ref http www.cnn.com 2012 03 01 us maryland samesexmarriage index.html?eref rss topstories&utm source feedburner&utm medium feed&utm campaign Feed 3A rss 2Fcnn topstories 28RSS 3A Top Stories 29 Maryland governor to sign samesexmarriage bill ... www.washingtonpost.com blogs maryland politics post samesexmarriage bill approved by maryland senate 2012 02 23 gIQAupqSWR blog.html Samesexmarriage bill approved by Maryland Senate The Washington ... of New Jersey vetoes a samesexmarriage bill ref http www.huffingtonpost.com 2012 02 17 new jersey ... the U.S. state of Samesexmarriage in Washington Washington signs a samesexmarriage bill into law ... rules 2 1 that the ban on samesexmarriage in California is unconstitutional. ref http news.yahoo.com ... January 6 The Court of Justice of the Brazilian Samesexmarriage in Alagoas state of Alagoas requires public notaries to accept Samesexmarriage in Alagoas samesexmarriage without the need to enter ... noticias ler.php?id Nzk5NA Samesexmarriage in the Brazilian state of Alagoas pt icon ... sex civil unions passed in Queensland ref November 28 Samesexmarriage in Quintana Roo Quintana Roo ... February 2012 ref August 1 Samesexmarriage is in effect legalized by the Suquamish tribe in Washington State for tribe members. ref cite news title SameSexMarriage Becomes Legal in Washington at Least ... 2011 10 m word.html ref July 24 Samesexmarriage becomes legal in Samesexmarriage in New York New ... Andrew Cuomo from the U.S. state of New York State New York signs a Samesexmarriage in New York same ... SameSexMarriage Bill ref . June 19 The registered partnership law was approved in Liechtenstein ... parliament rejects a Samesexmarriage in France samesexmarriage bill presented by the opposition ... more details
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 by province Nunavut Category Politics ... more details
SSM Samesexmarriage cannot legally be performed in Israel , because only government recognized religious authorities all of whom disallow samesexmarriage may officiate marriages. Foreign marriages, including samesex marriages, are recognized in Israel. Furthermore, like unmarried opposite sex couples, samesex couples in Israel can access nearly all of the rights of marriage in the form of unregistered ... to a 2009 poll, 56 of Israelis support equal rights for samesex couples. ref http www.angus reid.com polls 1427 israelis ponder rights of samesex unions Israelis Ponder Rights of SameSex Unions ref 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 cite web title Three in Five Israelis Back SameSexMarriage url http www.angus reid.com polls 36810 three in five israelis back samesexmarriage work Angus Reid Public Opinion accessdate 1 June .... Currently they all 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 ... samesexmarriage in tel aviv title SameSexMarriage in Tel Aviv publisher Tablet ref which, coupled ... and legal recognition of samesex marriages in Israel, on condition that the marriage certificates ... using the ref , ref and reference tags references Category Samesexmarriage by country Israel Category ... the government 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 ... not refer to the validity of those marriages. Samesex couples in Israel already enjoyed most of the rights ... more details
About the status of samesexmarriage around the world the status of samesexmarriage legislation Samesexmarriage legislation around the world Merge from Transjurisdictional comparisons of samesex unions date May 2011 Update date January 2010 SSM The status of samesexmarriage changes frequently ... World homosexuality laws The Samesexmarriage in the Netherlands Netherlands in 2001 was the first ... on 1 April 2001. Since then, samesex marriages have been performed 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 , Samesexmarriage in Argentina Argentina 2010 . In the United States ... 2010 , and in six 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 , Samesexmarriage in New Hampshire New Hampshire 2010 , and Samesexmarriage in New York New York 2011 . A 1996 law prevents the Samesexmarriage in the United ... 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 ref .... In Mexico, samesex marriages are only performed in Samesexmarriage in Mexico City Mexico ... legend 002255 Samesexmarriage legend 0066FF Other type of partnership or unregistered cohabitation ... Death penalty South Africa main Samesexmarriage in South Africa In December 2005, in the case of Minister ... to prevent samesex couples from marrying when marriage was permitted for opposite ... br Samesex sexual activity legal legend 002255 Samesexmarriage legend 0066FF Other type of partnership ... more details
approved of samesexmarriage, the government is yet to enact a law, signaling that while a samesexmarriage bill has been ordered by the Supreme Court, it has yet to be drafted or voted on, much less ... has formed and just started working to study samesexmarriage bills in other countries. Hopefully they will draft the suggestion to make samesexmarriage law soon and give it to the Government to approve ... Progress in new republic of Nepal ref Several sources are reporting that samesexmarriage and protections ... n1g?docId CNG.e39574da76c565cc5f310844b7ae501d.451 ref See also LGBT rights in Nepal Samesexmarriage References references DEFAULTSORT SameSexMarriage In Nepal Category Samesexmarriage by country ... more details
gay unions Samesexmarriage in 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 couples tie the knot in Vermont New law takes effect as Vermont becomes the latest state to allow samesexmarriage ... civil unions in July 2000, and the first state to introduce samesexmarriage by enacting a statute ... Makes SameSexMarriage Legal publisher The New York Times date 2009 04 07 url http www.nytimes.com ... 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 ... . Marriage On February 9, 2007, bill H275 was introduced to allow marriage for samesex couples ref ... 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 ... 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 ... story.asp?S 10139384 title Governor Vetoes SameSexMarriage Bill publisher Local Vermont News accessdate ... March 2009 concludes that extending marriage to samesex couples would boost Vermont s economy by over ... Impact Mar 2009.pdf Economic Impact of Extending Marriage to SameSex Couples in Vermont ref Public ... sex couples, with 55 supporting samesexmarriage, 24 supporting civil unions but not marriage, 18 ... 5, 2011 , accessed August 9, 2011 ref See also LGBT rights in Vermont 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 ... 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 ... that neither he nor the province will take a stand on the issue of samesexmarriage. Five samesex couples appeared before Justice Donna Wilson on 3 November 2004, asking for a judgment requiring marriage licence issuers appointed by the provincial government to issue marriage licences to samesex ... government accepts samemarriage decision 4126107 story.html Saskatchewan government accepts samesexmarriage decision. ref References 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 ... November 2004, Justice Wilson ruled that the common law opposite sex definition of marriage violated the equality rights of samesex couples under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Charter rights , and that the common law definition of marriage for civil purposes is declared to be the lawful ... 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 ... 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 web url http www.ctv.ca CTVNews Canada 20041103 sask gay marriage041103 title Sask. court to rule on gay marriage this week date 3 November ... year marriage commissioner and devout Baptist, refused to marry a gay couple because it conflicted ... legislation which would allow marriage commissioners to refuse for this reason. In January 2011 .... ref http www.canlii.org en sk skca doc 2011 2011skca3 2011skca3.html Marriage Commissioners ... more details
SSM Samesexmarriage in Sweden has been legal since 1 May 2009, following the adoption of a new, gender ... country in the world to open marriage to samesex couples nationwide. Existing Civil union registered ..., 2009. ref History Samesexmarriage map Europe align left size 200px Registered partnership Civil ... and marriage was that they were covered by separate laws, and that samesex partnerships were a civil ... common law marriage Act for both unmarried unregistered opposite sex and samesex couples. From 1988 ... the possibility of opening marriage to samesexmarriagesamesex partners . The report, issued ... marriage ref The majority of Swedes approved of samesexmarriage, but there was some strong opposition ... and natural. They said there is no validity in the argument that samesexmarriage would threaten opposite ... High court rejects gay priest marriage case ref Vote for samesexmarriage The government consisted ... an opposition motion in parliament to legalize samesexmarriage. On 27 October 2007, the Moderate ... before the introduction of legislation in early 2008. Marriage and samesex partnerships are equivalent ... to support samesexmarriage. ref citeweb url http www.dn.se nyheter politik kd politiker ... Reports suggested the Government would table its samesexmarriage bill in early 2008, however, they had ... of giving its blessing to samesex marriages, ref name dn.se including the use of the term marriage ... on homosexuality position on samesexmarriage . ref cite news title Swedish church to allow gay marriages ... 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 LGBT rights in Sweden ... 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 ... its priests to wed samesex couples in new gender neutral church ceremonies, including the use ... 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 ... be granted marriage licences. Yukon premier Dennis Fentie praised the ruling. References reflist See also Martha McCarthy External links http samesexmarriage.ca SameSexMarriage in Canada http www.canlii.org ... of the ruling. Category Samesexmarriage in Canada by province Yukon Category Yukon law es Matrimonio ... more details
General upheld a lower court ruling which declared that defining marriage in heterosexual only terms violated the Canada Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . The first legal samesexmarriage ... in the spouses churches. The first civil marriage license issued to a samesex couple was to The Michaels ... government a two year stay of judgment in which to pass legislation implementing samesexmarriage otherwise, samesexmarriage would come into force automatically. There was a decision in 1993 by the same divisional Court in Layland v. Ontario , which ruled that samesex couples did not have ... sexmarriage. Consequently, the city government of Toronto announced that the city clerk would begin issuing marriage licences to samesex couples. The next day, the Attorney General of Ontario announced ... McCarthy References reflist External links http samesexmarriage.ca SameSexMarriage in Canada http www.samesexmarriage.ca wedding timeline.htm Timeline of events Status of samesex unions Category Samesexmarriage in Canada by province Ontario Category Ontario law zh ...GR C The first legal samesex marriages performed in Ontario were of Kevin Bourassa to Joe Varnell, and Elaine ... 0 decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Ontario Superior Court , samesex couples ... to which I have referred assumed, without analysis, that the inability of persons of the samesex ... of Appeal declared the Divorce Act also unconstitutional for excluding samesex marriages. It ordered samesex marriages read into that act, permitting the plaintiffs, a lesbian couple, to divorce . http ... images marriage ceremony Record of Marriage.gif title Record of Marriage date ... title The first legal gay marriage is now certified Certificate of marriage, issued June 11, 2003 ... Park United Church on September 29, 2001 and registered the same year. The officiant was Rev. Dr ... the names as both being women and issued a marriage certificate. The marriage licence form ... more details
and the first country in the Americas to legalize samesexmarriage nationwide with the enactment ..., starting in 2003, each already legalized samesexmarriage in eight out of ten Provinces and territories ... to cohabiting samesex couples since 1999. The Civil Marriage Act was introduced by Prime Minister ... 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 June 10, 2003 Samesexmarriage in Ontario Ontario July 8, 2003 Samesexmarriage in British Columbia British Columbia March 16, 2004 Samesexmarriage in Quebec Quebec July 14, 2004 Samesexmarriage in Yukon Yukon territory September 16, 2004 Samesexmarriage in Manitoba Manitoba September 24, 2004 Samesexmarriage in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia November 5, 2004 Samesexmarriage in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan December 21, 2004 Samesexmarriage in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador June 23, 2005 Samesexmarriage in New Brunswick New Brunswick July 20, 2005 Civil Marriage Act Samesexmarriage in Alberta Alberta , Samesexmarriage in Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island , Samesexmarriage in Nunavut Nunavut territory, and the Samesex ... in the world to have a government legitimated samesexmarriage the Netherlands and Belgium, which legalized samesexmarriage before Canada, had their first in April 2001 and January 2003, respectively ... samesexmarriage in the world now recognized publisher Samesexmarriage.ca date accessdate February 19, 2011 ref Overview Samesexmarriage was originally legalized as a result of court cases in which provincial or territorial justices ruled existing bans on samesexmarriage unconstitutional. Thereafter ..., samesexmarriage, pre July 2005.svg 240px thumb left Provinces and territories with samesex ... was upheld by a December 9, 2004 opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada Re SameSexMarriage . Until ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 to become the legal parent. On December 1, 2005 ... in Belgium Recognition of samesex unions in Europe Samesexmarriage in Europe Category Belgian law Category LGBT rights in Belgium Category Samesexmarriage by country Belgium es Matrimonio entre personas ... gives limited rights to Civil union registered samesex and opposite sex couples by inserting a Title ... to allow gay adoption ref It was passed in April 2006, thereby enabling legal co parenting by samesex couples. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi europe 4929604.stm Belgium passes gay adoption law ref Statistics According to the Belgian Official Journal , approximately 300 samesex couples were married ... female. 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 ... 2003 01 31 Belgium legalizes gay marriage UPI 46741044012415 Belgium legalizes gay marriage ref ... ntre persoane de acela i sex n Belgia ru sh Istopolni brak u Belgiji ... 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 ... http www.ctv.ca CTVNews Canada 20040916 manitoba gay040916 title Manitoba legalizes samesexmarriage ... MPs, 8 were against 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 ... Statistics Office 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 ... newscon04 09 091604manMarry.htm 365gay.com Status of samesex unions Category Samesexmarriage in Canada by province Manitoba Category Politics of Manitoba Category Manitoba law es Matrimonio ... One of the couples, Chris Vogel and Richard North, had legally sought marriage in a high profile ... 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 ... ordination, has spoken in favour of samesexmarriage in terms of civil secular marriage. He is uncertain about religious celebration of samesexmarriage in an Orthodox context but intends to study the question ... public letters against legalising samesexmarriage. In the Australian Jewish journal Galus Australis , Rachel Sacks Davis has criticised these Orthodox rabbis who have come out against samesex civil ... to samesexmarriage . The following teaching can be found twice in the Midrash blockquote Rabbi Huna ... Rabbah 23 9 ref blockquote Israel main Samesexmarriage in Israel In February 2009 Knesset member Nitzan Horowitz introduced a samesexmarriage bill. ref http www.ontopmag.com article.aspx?id 3320 ... found that 61 of Israelis supported samesex civil marriage, with 31 opposed. Furthermore, 60 supported ... in White Satin References reflist Category Samesexmarriage Category Jewish marital law Category Homosexuality ... 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
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 Montr al. 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 by province Quebec Category Politics of Quebec Category Quebec law es Matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en Quebec ... 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 ... reference of samesexmarriage, Hancock s successor, Ron Stevens , conceded that the Bill ..., saying that he would accept samesexmarriage if Albertans tell him they want it. Federal Civil ... to our chagrin, the Alberta government will issue marriage licenses to samesex couples when the bill ... to protect religious and civil officials who do not wish to perform a samesexmarriage. This means that an Alberta marriage commissioner who refuses to solemnize samesex marriages would not be liable ... dismissal if they refuse to solemnize a samesexmarriage. ref name CTV1 cite web url http www.ctv.ca CTVNews Canada 20050713 klein marriage 050712 title Alberta backs down on samesexmarriage ... opinion An EKOS CBC poll in 2002 indicated that attitudes 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 ... Lab at Lethbridge College found that 72.1 of Albertans supported samesexmarriage, while 27.9 ... 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 by province ... passed Bill 202, which amended the provincial Marriage Act to include an opposite sex only ... sex and samesex couples. Religious groups could still solemnize opposite sex unions as marriages ... government also considered continuing to issue marriage licences to opposite sex couples only ... given to him by legal experts is that a challenge in Court to refuse to marry samesex couples ... location Kingston ref Amendment to the Provincial Marriage Act The position of Premier Ralph Klein ... more details
SSM Samesexmarriage has been legal in Portugal since June 5, 2010. ref pt http portugalgay.pt politica ... and the eighth country in the world to allow samesexmarriage nationwide. ref cite news last Hatton ... sexo ref ref name Segunda feira Constitutional Court ruling Samesexmarriage map Europe align left ... from Portuguese professors of law arguing that the ban on samesexmarriage is unconstitutional ... Court decided on a 3 2 vote that the constitution does not demand the recognition of samesexmarriage ... rejects challenge to samesexmarriage ban Portugal s Constitutional Court Rejects Challenge To Same ... of the Republic. Legislative action The BE and PEV s bills Two bills to legalize samesexmarriage ... government intended to legalize samesexmarriage if re elected in 2009. ref pt http dn.sapo.pt ... , expressed her disapproval on the recognition of samesexmarriage. ref pt http dn.sapo.pt inicio ... to campaign for the proposed samesexmarriage law. It attracted the support of several Portuguese ... . ref http www.gaylesbiantimes.com ?id 14851 Samesexmarriage campaign launched in Portugal ref In October ... Socialist Party would move ahead with its campaign promise of samesexmarriage. The proposition received ... index.php?ch news&sc glbt&sc2 news&sc3 &id 98738 Portugal to legalize samesexmarriage ref In mid October 2009 Jorge Lac o said it would be likely that samesexmarriage would be legalised in early 2010 ... 4, Francisco Assis , the parliamentary leader of the Socialist Party, said samesexmarriage bill ... the bill establishing samesexmarriage in its first reading. ref name BBC8448640 cite web title Samesexmarriage law backed in Portugal s parliament work BBC date 2010 01 08 url http news.bbc.co.uk ... ?p 30943 Portuguese High Court Approve SameSexMarriage Law ref The ruling was published in the official ... marriage ref ref http russiatoday.com Top News 2009 06 09 Samesex marriages hot debate in deeply ... 8, 2010, the parliament rejected a motion calling to the national referendum about samesexmarriage ... more details
Use mdy dates date February 2012 Samesex unions A bill to legalize samesexmarriage in Maryland was passed ... take place. During the mid 2000s, proponents of samesexmarriage filed a lawsuit claiming that the state s ban on samesexmarriage violated the protection against gender discrimination in the Maryland ... of samesexmarriage have tried unsuccessfully to have the legislature approve a referendum that would ..., the plaintiffs asserted, among other things, that the state s prohibition of samesexmarriage violated ... title Maryland Judge Voids Ban on SameSexMarriage State Quickly Appeals accessdate February ... ruled against the plaintiffs in a 4 3 decision, leaving the statutory ban on samesexmarriage ... Murdock s decision, opponents of samesexmarriage reacted by stepping up efforts to prevent legal recognition of such unions. Legislators opposed to samesexmarriage, led by Delegate Donald H. Dwyer ... and 2007 sessions of the Maryland General Assembly, legislators opposed to samesexmarriage proposed ... id 12099 title Md. legislature kills samesexmarriage ban accessdate January 25, 2008 last Lynsen ... Circuit Court decision in favor of samesexmarriage. Dwyer s resolution was defeated by a 19 3 ... that samesexmarriage could be recognized in Maryland. Attorney General s opinion On February ... samesex marriages performed in other Samesexmarriage in the United States U.S. states which permit samesexmarriage . ref name BS100224 cite news last Linskey first Annie last2 Bykowicz first2 ... 24, 2010 url http www.baltimoresun.com news maryland politics bal samesexmarriage opinion0224,0,2960885.story ... 2010 95oag3.pdf Whether Out of State SameSexMarriage That is Valid in the State of Celebration May ... have legalized samesexmarriage in the state. In the same session, House Bill 398, which would ... Rainier were expected to submit a bill during the 2008 session to legalize samesexmarriage in Maryland ... title Maryland s high court upholds ban on samesexmarriage accessdate January 25, 2008 last ... more details
SSM Samesexmarriage cannot legally be performed in France , though some foreign samesex marriages ... as marriage, is available to samesex couples. Samesexmarriage was an issue in the French ... of samesexmarriage is contrary to the Constitution, have asked the country s Constitutional Council ... Assembly of France voted 293 222 against legalizing samesexmarriage. ref http www.chinadaily.com.cn ... mostly voted in favor. Members of the Socialist Party stated that legalization of samesexmarriage ... cite news title French parliament rejects samesexmarriage bill agency Agence France Presse publisher ... candidate No l Mam re , Mayor of the Bordeaux suburb of B gles , conducted a samesexmarriage ... that she had doubts about samesexmarriage, but now supports it fully. ref name autogenerated1 ... law samesexmarriage title Gay couple, Communist mayor defy French law with samesexmarriage ... stated that she supported samesexmarriage but that the ceremony was not the best way to advance ... , National Assembly of France ref a marriage performed abroad between two persons of the samesex both of which are nationals of countries allowing samesexmarriage, could be recognized in France. Accordingly, on July 11, 2008, a Dutch samesex couple was able to get their marriage recognized ... public supports the legalisation of samesexmarriage A 1996 Ifop poll found that 48 of respondents supported samesexmarriage, with 33 opposed. ref name ifop cite web url http www.ifop.com europe sondages ... 2009 10 09 ref A 2003 Gallup poll found that 58 of respondents supported samesexmarriage ... 10 09 ref A May 2004 Ipsos poll found that 57 of respondents supported samesexmarriage, with 38 ... dix y sont favorables ref A 2004 Ifop poll found 64 of respondents in support of samesexmarriage ... supported samesexmarriage being allowed throughout Europe . This was 4 above the EU average ... the recognition of civil marriage for samesex couples. ref name emarrakech http www.emarrakech.info ... more details
pp protected small yes Use mdy dates date February 2012 about legal recognition of samesexmarriage in the U.S. state of Washington state Washington samesexmarriage in Washington, D.C. Samesexmarriage ... granting samesexmarriage s on June 7, 2012, unless the issue is forced to a November 2012 voter ... legislature is permitted under Washington s constitution to limit marriage to opposite sex couples. While the state s ban on samesexmarriage, the Defense of Marriage Act of 1998, was upheld, the court ... of state samesex marriages were not recognized in any way. A bill to legalize samesexmarriage ... all marriage rights and benefits to samesex couples. His order was stayed pending appeal to the Washington ... Act limiting the privileges of marriage to opposite sex couples. On August 29, 2006, lawyers for the same ... 2007 ballot. 2012 samesexmarriage bill SB 6239, legalizing samesexmarriage and converting ... samesexmarriage bill passes in senate committee Washington Senate passes 4 3 in Committee ref On February ... http www.cnn.com 2012 02 08 us washington samesexmarriage index.html title Washington state legislature votes to approve samesexmarriage publisher CNN date February 8, 2012 ref Governor Christine ... 2012 02 08 house approves samesexmarriage title Washington state House approves samesex ... sexmarriage bill title Washington State Senate approves samesexmarriage publisher MSNBC date February ... found that 46 of Washington voters thought that samesexmarriage should be legal, while 44 thought ... voters would vote to uphold a legislatively approved samesexmarriage bill if it were put to a referendum ... of Washington voters would vote to uphold a law which would legalize samesexmarriage, while 46 ... decision from the Superior Court in Washington State legalizing samesexmarriage. The decision awaited ... Supreme Court opinions issued over Andersen v. King County . Samesexmarriage in the United States LGBT in Washington State Category Samesexmarriage in the United States by state Washington ... more details
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