Articles about Law

Pages:← Previous 1 2...6 7 8 9 10 11 1213

20 January 2010
Opponents begin campaign to repeal gay marriage in New Hampshire 5 Three weeks after New Hampshire gay marriage law came into force, opponents are fighting to get it repealed.
18 January 2010
Hawaii to consider civil unions bill 10 Hawaii's Senate is to vote this Wednesday on a civil unions bill.
15 January 2010
UN human rights chief calls on Uganda to shelve anti-gay bill 8 The United Nations called on Uganda to scrap a bill which could execute and imprison gay people.
15 January 2010
Pentagon lawyers advise delay on lifting military gay ban 34 Lawyers for the head of the US military have advised that the ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces should not be lifted yet.
14 January 2010
MPs sign motion to condemn Uganda’s gay execution bill 8 Twenty MPs have signed an early day motion to attack Uganda's plans to introduce the death penalty for gays.
13 January 2010
Nick Clegg calls for faith schools to focus on homophobic bullying 16 Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has said that faith schools must focus on homophobic bullying.
8 January 2010
Portugal votes to legalise gay marriage 30 Portugal's parliament today voted to legalise marriage for gays and lesbians.
7 January 2010
New South Wales government upholds gay adoption ban 7 The Australian state of New South Wales has opted to continue a ban on gay couples adopting.
24 December 2009
Ethics minister says Uganda’s death penalty for gays will be ditched 49 The Ugandan minister for ethics and integrity has suggested that the country will ditch its plans to execute gays in favour of life imprisonment.
23 December 2009
Lithuanian parliament revises ‘gay ban’ law 10 Lithuania has revised a controversial law banning the "promotion" of homosexuality.
19 December 2009
US Assistant Secretary of State condemns Uganda’s proposed anti-gay laws 4 The USA's Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs has said that it is urging Ugandan politicians to block a proposed law that would impose life imprisonments of gay people, arguing that it would set back the fight against HIV/ AIDS.
18 December 2009
Washington DC mayor signs gay marriage bill 12 Washington DC's mayor Adrian Fenty has signed a bill allowing gay marriage in the district.
17 December 2009
Portugal tipped to allow gay marriage 16 Portugal's government is drawing up a law to allow gay marriage.
15 December 2009
Washington DC council votes to legalise gay marriage 10 As predicted, the Washington DC council has voted 11-2 to legalise gay marriage in the district.
14 December 2009
Archbishop of Canterbury makes first public statement on Uganda’s anti-gay law 28 The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has made his first public statement on the proposed anti-gay bill passing through Uganda's parliament.
12 December 2009
Gay soldier Ben Rakestrow comes out on return from Afghanistan 39 A 21-year-old member of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2RTR) has become one of the first British openly gay soldiers serving in a major conflict.
28 September 2009
Equal adoption rights for Scottish gay couples begin today 4 From today, gay and unmarried couples in Scotland will now have the same adoption rights as straight married couples.
10 October 2005
Connecticut Gets Gay Marriages + In the state of Connecticut this week, a law allowing civil unions for same-sex couples took effect.The law is unique; it allows civil unions for same-sex couples with full benefits of a regular marriage, while at the same time defining marriage as between a man and a woman.Heterosexual couples are not allowed to receive civil unions.

Pages:← Previous 1 2...6 7 8 9 10 11 1213

Top stories

On Facebook

Featured

Pink News on Twitter Follow @PinkNews

Download our free app for iPhone + iPad