IntroductionMARRIAGE in the modern world, and throughout history, has been an institution that every young person was supposed to aspire to be a part of.358 For a concept that is so deeply entwined in society that everyone is expected to be a part of it,359 marriage has been exclusionary ...
Some Jewish perspectives on same-sex marriage are considered inMarla Brettschneider,The Family Flamboyant: Race Politics, Queer Families, Jewish Lives(2006). Some Hindu perspectives on the topic are presented inRuth Vanita,Love’s Rite: Same-Sex Marriage in India and the West(2005). ...
and the bride must be eighteen years old at the time of marriage. The Christian Marriage Act uses the terms man and woman to provide a similar provision. Nearly all personal laws in India define marriage as the uniting of heterosexuals. However, the Hindu Marriage Act does not officially for...
The judgment has laid the responsibility on the legislature to bring about comprehensive reforms to family law and extend marriage and civil union rights to same-sex couples. The road ahead is filled with complex legal and social challenges, including engaging with the queer c...
The Ministry of Law believes that while there may be various forms of relationships in society, the legal recognition of marriage is for heterosexual relationships and the state has a legitimate interest in maintaining this, according to the filing seen by Reuters, which has not been made public...
“Basically, you need to be treated the same as any other citizen. It’s not special rights that are being asked for, it’s just the right that every other citizen has,” said Ruth Vanita, an expert on gender studies and author of “Love’s Rite: Same-Sex Marriage in I...
There are other examples of same-sex marriage: The Muxe of southern Mexico were biological males who lived as women and were allowed to marry men; the Fa'afafine of Samoa have a similar setup, as do the Hijra in India and Pakistan, and the Kathoey in Thailand, Boyd said. "Westerners te...
The expansion of legal rights to same-sex couples is afoot in a number of Western countries. The effects of this rollout are not only important in their own right but can also provide a window on the institution of marriage and the right... L Edlund,M Muellersmith,JD Iceland,... - 《...
Same-sex marriage; gay men giving their wedding vows. Credit. Dreamstime. In the late 1700s, something disturbing happened to marriage in Western societies: It began to change. Young people had revolutionary new ideas about the institution and what it meant to them. "People were terrified," ...
India's top court is set to rule on same-sex marriage. Here's what that could mean for millions of people Susan Dias, one of the petitioners in the case, said she, along with her partner were “disappointed” with the verdict.