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Marriage Equality (other)
Marriage equality refers to the legal recognition of union between two persons without distinction as to their sex. See same-sex marriage. Marriage equality may also refer to: Law * Marriage Equality Act (Vermont), a 2009 law enacted in the U.S. state of Vermont * California Marriage Equality Act, a ballot initiative attempted in 2009 and 2010 in the U.S. state of California * Marriage Equality Act (New York), a 2011 law enacted in the U.S. state of New York * Hawaii Marriage Equality Act, a 2013 law enacted in the U.S. state of Hawaii * Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013, a 2013 law enacted in the Australian Capital Territory, but later reversed * Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015, an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland enacted by voter referendum Groups * Marriage Equality USA, an organization founded in 1998 ** Marriage Equality Express, a project of Marriage Equality USA * Marriage Equality California Marriage Equality Cali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Same-sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same Legal sex and gender, sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being Same-sex marriage in Mexico, Mexico, constituting some 1.35 billion people (17% of the world's population). In Same-sex marriage in Andorra, Andorra, a law allowing same-sex marriage will come into force on 17 February 2023. Same-sex adoption, Adoption rights are not necessarily covered, though most states with same-sex marriage allow those couples to jointly adopt as other married couples can. In contrast, 34 countries (as of 2021) have definitions of marriage in their constitutions that prevent marriage between couples of the same sex, most enacted in recent decades as a preventative measure. Some other countries have constitutionally mandated Islamic law, which is generally interpreted as prohibiting marriage between same-sex couples. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriage Equality Act (Vermont)
The Marriage Equality Act is a 2009 Vermont state law which legalized the officiating of marriages between same-sex couples in the state. The law went into effect on September 1, 2009. Vermont became the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage, the first to do so by legislation rather than a court ruling. Prior status Prior to the Act, same-sex couples in Vermont were allowed since 2000 to engage in civil unions, which granted some of the rights of married couples. Marriage legislation On February 9, 2007, several house members introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, but no action was taken. On July 25, 2007, legislative leaders announced the creation of an 11-member committee to study whether the state should do so. The Vermont Commission on Family Recognition and Protection held 8 public hearings and conducted a seminar at Vermont Law School. Opponents of same-sex marriage did not participate, saying the panel was not impartial. At one hearing, Peter Teachout, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Marriage Equality Act
Proposition 8, known informally as Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition and a state constitutional amendment intended to ban same-sex marriage; it passed in the November 2008 California state elections and was later overturned in court. The proposition was created by opponents of same-sex marriage in advance of the California Supreme Court's May 2008 appeal ruling, '' In re Marriage Cases'', which followed the short-lived 2004 same-sex weddings controversy and found the previous ban on same-sex marriage ( Proposition 22, 2000) unconstitutional. Proposition 8 was ultimately ruled unconstitutional by a federal court (on different grounds) in 2010, although the court decision did not go into effect until June 26, 2013, following the conclusion of proponents' appeals. Proposition 8 countermanded the 2008 ruling by adding the same provision as in Proposition 22 to the California Constitution, providing that "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
