Category: Same-Sex Marriage
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Russia recognises same-sex marriage for first time after couple finds legal loophole
A pair of Russian newlyweds have become the first same-sex couple to have their marriage recognised in their home country, after finding an apparent legal loophole.
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New UT Special Attorney General Cites ‘Religious Duty’ in Decision to Take Anti-Marriage Equality Case
Gene Schaerr, a Washington, D.C. partner at the law firm Winston & Strawn, is citing his personal religious beliefs as the rationale behind his decision to quit his job and become the lead counsel on the State of Utah’s case against marriage equality.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Releases Report Supporting Marriage Equality and Adoption Rights
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, today praised the release of a policy statement and technical report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) supporting marriage equality and adoption and foster care rights by same-sex couples titled, ‘Promoting the Well-Being of Children Whose Parents Are Gay or Lesbian,’