While some of these funny laws about marriage are arcane relics leftover from centuries ago (such as the requirement that men in a small Cape Cod town kill six blackbirds before marrying), and others quirks of history or circumstance, others are incredibly restrictive, dangerous, and harmful to...
Laws in eight states and more than 100 municipalities now provide legal recognition for unmarried couples as domestic partners. This legislation often allows both opposite-sex and same-sex couples to form domestic partnerships, unlike the states that recognize common-law marriage, none of which expres...
Why Same-Sex Marriage Licenses are Void and Unenforceable in Tennessee From Same-Sex Marriage to Free Nipples We are asking a simple Question Is marriage an institution created and given to us by government, or is it God-given? Have you ever asked yourself the question, “Why do I need a...
In the current case, 32 separate plaintiffs in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Michigan were contesting their state's same-sex marriage laws. The court found that same-sex marriages are just as legitimate as a union between a man and a woman. ...
Those open to legalizing same sex-marriage stated that Proposition 22 violated the California State Constitution, which reads that “any law that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation will from this point on be constitutionally suspect in California in the same way as the laws that dis...
Why Same-Sex Marriage Licenses are Void and Unenforceable in Tennessee From Same-Sex Marriage to Free Nipples We are asking a simple Question Is marriage an institution created and given to us by government, or is it God-given? Have you ever asked yourself the question, “Why do I need a...
Anti Same Sex Marriage ban needed in Virginia Six states recognize same sex unions in some form. A Constitutional Amendment to ban same sex marriage is need to strengthen current Virginia laws and to make more difficult for court challenges. A gay or lesbian couple could marry in another state...
Since 2015, Tennessee has enacted more anti-LGBTQ+ laws than any other state in the country, asreported by the Human Rights Campaign. These laws include: two bathroom bans, three laws preventing transgender students from playing sports consistent with their gender identity and one law allowing dis...
Here’s a look at same-sex marriage in the United States and worldwide. Facts: According to Pew Research Center, support for same-sex marriage in the United States has steadily increased over the last several years. More than 30 countries outside of the United States have laws allowing...
However, in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Tennessee, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of laws and constitutional amendments that define marriage as a union between a man and a woman only, denying recognition ... 展开 ...