Topic: Washington, DC
Hawaii officials expect to begin issuing civil union licenses for gay and lesbian couples by December 3Hawaii officials expect to begin issuing civil union licenses for gay and lesbian couples by December 3, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reported. However, Hawaii's civil unions ...
Forty-two percent of Americans live in states that in some form recognize the unions of gay and lesbian couplesForty-two percent of Americans live in states that in some form recognize the unions of gay and lesbian couples. The survey released by the ...
Ohio Representative Jim Jordan says he'll back a bill that would outlaw gay marriage in the District of ColumbiaOhio Representative Jim Jordan says he'll back a bill that would outlaw gay marriage in the District of Columbia. Jordan chairs the conservative Republican ...
Opponents of gay marriage in the District of Columbia say they'll press on despite a recent Supreme Court lossOpponents of gay marriage in the District of Columbia say they'll press on despite a recent Supreme Court loss. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ...
Two new lawsuits challenge the federal government's Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)Two new lawsuits challenge the federal government's Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA is the 1996 federal law that prohibits federal agencies from recognizing the legal marriages of gay and lesbian ...
On April 3, 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision (Varnum v. This court followed the examples set by the state high courts of Massachusetts, California, and Connecticut in finding that the respective state constitutions prohibited the denial of ...
While all 50 states allow heterosexual marriage, most states restrict gay marriage; in fact, many states outright prohibit marriage between two people of the same gender.To date, only five states and the District of Columbia allow gay couples to marry and simultaneously ...
Marriage is one of the most important experiences of a person's life, but like any legal process, it can get complicated. immigration and residency benefits, making it easier to bring a spouse to the U.S. from abroad. Still, polygamy exists in the ...
Marriage is one of the oldest known customs in the world. In the United States, laws concerning the procedure for changing your name vary from state to state. Changing your name in Washington is a short procedure that allows for more celebration ...
Hawaii's civil unions bill placed on potential veto list, buying Gov. Lingle more timeGov. Linda Lingle is buying more time to make a final decision on contentious legislation that would allow same-gender couples to form civil unions in Hawaii.Lingle announced Monday that ...
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