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October 27, 2009
Focus of Gay-Marriage Fight is Maine
In about a week, voters in Maine will decide to either keep or veto Maine’s new same-sex marriage law. This will be a very important move; not because Maine is a powerful state, but if the law is passed, it would be the first one which has not been voted down at the ballot box.
October 23, 2009
I’m sorry, I found this one terribly cute. Two Russian women were denied a marriage license in Moscow; the law forbids marriage between same sexes. But, the law does NOT deny international marriage license, nor do they specify if the marriage has to be between a man and a woman. So Shipitko and Fedotova-Fet,who have been together for five years, flew to Toronto to tie the knot. Despite the violence usually aimed toward gays in Russia, many feel that their daring may spark something in the population.
October 13, 2009
Top State Court Hears Cases on Same-Sex Marriage
Even though in 2006 it was ruled to outlaw same-sex marriage (based on their interpretation of state-legislature and the State Consitution), New York has made another movement to legalize gay marriage. Lead by Governor David A. Patterson, who has made it his goal to have this legislature passed, they have taken the issue to court.
October 11, 2009
Obama Pledges Again to End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Even though he failed to give a time-table on when the legislature would be abolished, Obama has opened talks once again about ending the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in the military. ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is an American policy that let’s homosexuals join the military on the terms that they don’t say that they are indeed, gay. Many believe that this is just more about buying time than actually taking action.
October 9, 2009
Cameron: Europe Allies ‘Not Homophobic’
This article just intrigues me, because it brings up the fact that the Polish representatives in the European government are not homophobic; it is just the Catholic background in the country makes the issue a touchy subject. So the religion makes the marriage bad…
Setember 9, 2009
Lawmakers in Uruguay Vote to Allow Gay Couples to Adopt
Even though gay marriage remains illegal in the country (but civil union’s are permited), there has been a movement to allow gay couples to adopt. Gays could adopt as individuals, but not as couples. It is a scandalous move, considering most of the country is predominately Roman Catholic. Some objectors state that allowing gay couples to adopt would weaken the family structure, which is the “bedrock of society”.
September 1, 2009
Vermont Legislature Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Vermont became the fourth state in the United States to legalize gay marriage. Along with that, D.C. passed a bill allowing same-sex unions from other states to be recognized in the district. The governor tried to veto the bill, but the house overrode his veto with a final vote of 100 to 49.
April 1, 2009
Sweden allows same-sex marriage
Not an April Fool’s joke! Sweden became the fifth country to legalize gay-marriage and approve same-sex adoptions in Europe. Unlike the close gap between the votes in the passing of gay marriage in Spain, the legislation was passed with a staggering 226 votes to 22. Out of seven parties that voted on the bill, six passed it.
June 30, 2005
Spain Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
…Okay, so this isn’t exactly breaking news, but it is signification to me. The article is about when same-sex marriage first became legal all across Spain. The vote was only 30 points apart. But, this was the first thing I had ever heard about gay marriage becoming legal in other countries a few months ago (*cough* No, of course I didn’t learn it from Hetalia… *cough cough*). So, it doesn’t have much impact on today’s world (even though it’s been over 4 years and Spain is still doing fine, despite legalizing gay marriage), but it does have some impact on this blogger.
Hi Jada! Just a thought on the story about Uruguay voting to allow gays to adopt children. It’s great, albeit rather surprising, that a country with stronger Christian sentiment than the U.S. voted for better rights for homosexuals when we haven’t passed anything half as “scandalous” in many states. Maybe if all U.S. citizens against who are against equality for gays knew that Latin American countries are beating us on the equal rights front, they would change their minds and vote for better legislation out of spite ^_^ But maybe they think more like that Uruguayan senator who said that letting gays adopt kids was conditioning the kids’ free will because the kids can’t choose whether they’re adopted by gay parents…so were they all *choosing* to be adopted by straight parents before? As long as the parents are supportive, how is their orientation going to hurt the kid?
| Posted 2 years, 7 months agoNice job with the Hetalia reference, Jada… X3
I wasn’t sure where you might go with the gay marriage issue, but it’s interesting to see all of these examples regarding the success of legalizing gay marriage. I was particularly looking at the first two articles, regarding the legalization of gay marriage and same-sex adoption in Spain and Sweden. It seems interesting, that a lot of the countries accepting same-sex relationships are in Europe…and I just want to let you know that I don’t share your opinion about the Spain article. That is, I think that it bears a lot more importance than you may have credited it for. Yes, it happened four years ago…but it was one of the first steps on a path that is still being built today. In order to better understand the current issue, we have to be aware of how everything started, and know the important events. And this measure in Spain is one of those important events!
(P.S. I am SO listening to Vanilla right now. XP)
| Posted 2 years, 7 months ago