All Posts Tagged With: "same sex marriage"

Japan allows its citizens same-sex marriage abroad

TOKYO (AFP) — Japan has given the green light for its nationals to marry same-sex foreign partners in countries where gay marriage is legal, a justice ministry official said Friday. Japan does not allow same-sex marriages at home and has so far also refused to issue a key document required for citizens to wed overseas [...]

27Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Dictionary Redefines ‘Marriage’ to Include Same-Sex Couples

By Elena Garcia Christian Post Reporter One major dictionary company has defined marriage in broader terms than the U.S. government. Similar to the definition of marriage under federal law, Merriam-Webster states marriage as “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship [...]

20Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Same-sex marriage is too limiting

There are many other types of legitimate partnerships that could use legal validation. By Robert Epstein December 4, 2008 Ever since California voters passed Proposition 8, defining marriage in the state as between one woman and one man, my wife and I have been arguing about it. She was appalled by the vote, and even [...]

4Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Most Americans favor gay adoptions, survey says

By Gregory Lewis |South Florida Sun-Sentinel Floridians seem out of step with most Americans, three-quarters of whom favor marriage or civil unions for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, according to a new national survey by Harris Interactive. The Pulse of Equality survey, commissioned by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and released [...]

4Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Growing research suggests being gay is not ‘a choice’

By Mike Swift Mercury News Compared with straight men, gay men are more likely to be left-handed, to be the younger siblings of older brothers, and to have hair that whorls in a counterclockwise direction. Researchers are finding common biological traits among gay men, feeding a growing consensus that sexual orientation is an inborn combination [...]

30Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

As We See It: Proposition 8 reaction risks backlash

As reaction to the vote on Proposition 8 continues, reasonable people have a right to ask whether some of the tactics of same-sex marriage supporters will provoke another backlash.People are free to protest, but at best, or worst depending on how you see this volatile issue, gay-rights supporters who are engaging in some questionable tactics [...]

19Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

A federal bailout for Prop. 8

By Brian E. Gray In 1992, by a 53%-47% split, Coloradans passed an amendment to their state Constitution that repealed laws in Aspen, Boulder and Denver that prohibited discrimination against gays. The amendment barred the state and its political subdivisions from adopting or enforcing any law “whereby homosexual, lesbian or bisexual orientation, conduct, practices or [...]

17Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Tears of Joy for Nepali Gays, Transgender Persons over Supreme Court Decision

KATHMANDU, November 17, 2008  –  There were tears of joy in the Nepali LGBT community today when the Supreme Court published its full written decision on a petition demanding both protection and rights for sexual and gender minorities. “Reading this decision my eyes were filled with tears and I felt we are the most proud [...]

17Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Gay equality should be part of nation’s change

In his uplifting victory speech, President-elect Barack Obama told the story of 106-year-old Ann Nixon Cooper of Atlanta and the remarkable changes that have transpired during her lifetime. Born just one generation after slavery, when people like her were barred from voting both because of the color of their skin and their gender, she saw [...]

10Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Protesting Ban on Gay Marriage

By THE NEW YORK TIMES SAN FRANCISCO — Thousands of people marched through the streets here Friday night to protest the passage on Tuesday of Proposition 8, a ballot measure outlawing same-sex marriage. The march, which began near City Hall, snaked down the city’s main artery, Market Street, to the Castro district, a bastion of [...]

8Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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