Tag: same-sex couples
Priests! Do not mess with my friend!
A priest who reserve itself to marry same-sex couples, has only empty words to offer. Worthless, nasty words about love.
Sweden’s Health and Welfare study of mental illness among same-sex couples show the need of action
This week the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) presented a registry study that shows the increase in mental illness, and risk use among people in same-sex marriage compared to people in different-sex marriages.
Federal Judge Halts Enforcement of Mississippi Ban on Adoptions by Same-Sex Couples
Today, HRC Mississippi praised a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel P. Jordan III in Mississippi declaring unconstitutional the state’s ban on adoption by same sex couples, citing the Supreme Court of the United States’ 2015 marriage equality ruling in the historic case Obergefell v. Hodges.
Missouri Senate Advances Attack on LGBT People to the House of Representatives
The extreme ‘First Amendment Defense Act’-style ballot measure proposal goes far beyond ‘religious freedom’ and enshrines discrimination into the Missouri Constitution.
Switzerland rejects constitutional restriction in “penalty of marriage” vote
The Swiss electorate has voted against a popular initiative that would have effectively prevented same-sex couples from marrying. The initiative, backed by the Christian Democratic People’s Party (PDC) in Switzerland was rejected today (28 February 2016) by 50.8% to 49.2%.
Civil union bill passes Italian Senate – but children in rainbow families get left behind
Tonight, the Italian Senate (one of two parliamentary chambers) voted in favour of a Same-Sex Civil Union and Cohabitation Bill which would establish an institution of civil unions for same-sex partners and cohabitation for all couples. This is the first time that Italian parliamentarians have supported the legal recognition of same-sex couples.