The article discusses the laws on marriage equality in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Topics covered include the High Court's decision in The Commonwealth v. The ACT that illustrates the importance of reading judgments closely, the existence of a legislation on marriage that was passed ...
Marriage was not the only goal. There were many other LGBT movement accomplishments during this time period. For example, the overturn of sodomy laws in the Supreme Court caseLawrence v. Texas(2003) struck down existing sodomy laws in 14 US states. In October 2009, President Barack Obama sign...
thirteen countries have erased laws banning same-sex relations:Fiji, Lesotho, São Tomé and Príncipe, North Cyprus, Palau, Mozambique, Seychelles, Belize, Nauru, India, Trinidad and Tobago, Angola,andBotswana.In addition,Bhutanand theCook Islandshave advanced decriminalization bills that are expecte...
Lyle Shelton’s appeal to antiquity is one for those who love to dig through history. In defending the request for an “override” of anti-discrimination lawsShelton claimed, …those in the “no” camp were not seeking to say anything bigoted, but to put forward the “millenia-old” argume...
who had child marriages and lived in different regions of Turkey. As a result of the thematic analysis, four main themes were derived: “unlived childhood”, “reflections on marriage”, “reflections on the relationship with the child” and “health problems”. The theme “unlived childhood” ...
including their own children, that their marriage is less worthy than the marriages of others. The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and to injure those whom the State, by its marriage laws, sought to protect in personhood and ...
Aust'n gov't plans for Australians to vote on same-sex marriage laws in FebruarySource: Xinhua 2016-09-13 08:48:13 CANBERRA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Australians are set to head to the polls on Feb. 11 to vote on the nation's same-sex marriage plebiscite, while the government is set...
6-3 vote that bans on same-sex marriage and adoption were unconstitutional. While the court’s decision took effect immediately, it gave the country’s parliament six months to amend laws to agree with the ruling. The country’s parliamentpassedan amendment codifying same-sex marriage in ...
The article reflects on the politics surrounding same-sex marriage in the U.S. It points out that several states have enacted Civil Union laws for same-sex... Kozin,Alexander - 《Semiotica》 被引量: 5发表: 2004年 Forty Years on the basis of sex: Title IX, the "Female Athlete" and ...
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Chapter 3 The Status of Status The politics of sovereignty emerging from the same-sex marr... J Goldberg-Hiller - 《Glq A Journal of Lesbian & Gay Studies》 被引量: 88发表: 2002年 Same-sex marriage, sodomy laws, and ...