Topic: Western Europe

Thousands of Portuguese poured onto the streets of Lisbon Sunday in protest of a gay marriage law currently seeking the president's approval Thousands of Portuguese poured onto the streets of Lisbon Sunday in protest of a gay marriage law currently seeking the ...
Portugal's Parliament approved a gay marriage bill on Thursday Portugal's Parliament approved a gay marriage bill on Thursday, the AP reported.President Anibal Cavaco Silva is a Roman Catholic and a member of the PSD Party, groups which oppose the legalization of gay ...

Pope Speaks Out Against Gay Marriage

Pope Benedict has taken a swipe at countries considering legalizing gay marriage Pope Benedict has taken a swipe at countries considering legalizing gay marriage. Benedict made his comments in a speech to more than 170 diplomats at the Vatican, 'Reuters' reported. I ...

Gay Marriage Bill Wins Approval In Portugal

A gay marriage bill before Portugal's Parliament has won initial approval on Friday A gay marriage bill before Portugal's Parliament won initial approval on Friday, the BBC reported, but lawmakers have rejected provisions that would allow gay adoption. After the loss, Prime ...
Portugal's parliament votes in favor of same-sex marriagesPortugal's parliament passed a bill Friday that would make the predominantly Catholic nation the sixth in Europe to permit gay marriage.Conservative President Anibal Cavaco Silva is thought unlikely to veto the Socialist government's bill, which ...
Members of Portugal's Socialist Party are backing a gay marriage bill headed to Parliament Members of Portugal's Socialist Party are backing a gay marriage bill headed to Parliament. President Anibal Cavaco Silva has publicly stated his opposition to gay marriage. After the ...
In some of the jurisdictions, vital records can also include records of civil unions or domestic partnerships. Federal Records Management Glossary.Public records are now readily available via Internet or other sources; even though public records are indeed "public", their accessibility is not ...
Catholic bishops say it's 'just' to oppose gay marriage because it hurts society Roman Catholic bishops meeting Tuesday in Baltimore have affirmed the church's definition of marriage as a heterosexual union and opposition to gay marriage. In a pastoral letter by the ...

Voting on Rights is Wrong: The Real Problem With Maine

On Tuesday opponents of Maine's Referendum 1 woke up in shock and anger. Some 52% or 53% of Maine's voters opted to repeal the state's new same-sex marriage law. Maine's voters should never have had the opportunity to decide this issue, nor ...
American-Dutch same sex couples wed at Amsterdam festival, challenge US to allow gay marriageThe mayor of Amsterdam presided over the weddings of five American-Dutch gay, lesbian and transgender couples on a boat during the city's Gay Pride festival Saturday, challenging the United ...