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Germany court recognizes foreign same-sex marriage as civil union
A German court on Tuesday ruled that a same-sex marriage performed abroad must be recognized as a registered partnership in Germany. An administrative court in Berlin held that the marriage must be treated legally as a registered partnership , afte (More) |
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Iceland parliament approves same-sex marriage legislation
The Icelandic Althingi on Friday unanimously passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage . The legislation would end the system of registered partnerships that has been in place in Iceland since 1996, replacing it with a gender-neutral marriag (More) |
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Arkansas judge strikes down gay adoption ban
An Arkansas judge ruled Friday that a state law prohibiting all unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children violates the Arkansas Constitution . Critics claimed that the Arkansas Adoption and Foster Care Act of 2008 , or Initiated Act I, (More) |
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UK court rules Catholic adoption agency not required to consider gay couples
The UK High Court ruled Wednesday that the Catholic social services agency Catholic Care may refuse to consider same-sex couples as candidates for adoption, pending a review of their policy by the UK Charity Commission. The case revolved around in (More) |
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Federal appeals court orders state to put both gay parents' names on birth certificate
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Thursday that the state of Louisiana must issue a revised birth certificate for the adopted child of a same-sex couple showing both fathers' names. In 2006, Oren Adar and Mickey Ray Smith ado (More) |
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Mexico City legislature approves same-sex marriage bill
Mexico City's local assembly approved a same-sex marriage law on Monday, seeking to extend equal rights to gay couples throughout the city. The proposed legislation would allow for marriage, adoption, inheritance, and other human, economic, an (More) |
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France court rules gay woman may adopt
A French court on Tuesday ordered the country's government to extend adoption rights to a gay woman. The court held that French adoption law , which currently allows single people to adopt children but bars same-sex partners from doing so, illeg (More) |
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Germany constitutional court rules same-sex partners have pension rights
Germany's constitutional court on Thursday ruled that surviving partners in a registered civil partnership have a right to collect under the occupational pension scheme for civil service employees. The court found that affording such payments (More) |
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Uruguay senate gives final approval to law allowing adoption by same-sex couples
The Uruguayan Senate voted 17-6 to approve a law legalizing adoption by same sex couples. The new law will permit adoptions by couples in both marriages and civil unions after four years of cohabitation. The bill includes other reforms to the Chil (More) |
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Uruguay House passes bill allowing adoption by same-sex couples
The Uruguayan House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would allow same-sex couples to adopt. The House voted 40-13 in favor of the bill [El Pais report, in Spanish], which has been opposed by both the Roman Catholic Church and op (More) |
UN deadline for Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait expires
On January 15, 1991, the deadline issued by United Nations for Iraq to withdraw its troops from of Kuwait expired. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq until January 15, 1991 to leave.
