Sentences with phrase «allow same sex»

Domestic partnerships are being recognized more widely, especially now that some states allow same sex marriages.

Ireland followed suit, voting to allow same sex marriage in 2015.

The legislation was brought in to allow same sex couples to enter into a legally recognised relationship akin to marriage, without opening up marriage to all.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) won't recognize your marriage if the state that you currently reside in doesn't allow same sex marriage.

Currently, there are over 30 states that don't allow same sex marriage under state law.

If passed the bill would allow same sex couples to marry in both civil - and some religious - ceremonies.

If passed the bill would allow same sex couples to marry in both civil and some religious ceremonies.

The Daily News reported today that they've pledged $ 500,000 to fight against any bill that would allow same sex couples to marry.

Cuomo prides himself on his bipartisan relationship with the Senate GOP, and credits them for helping pass a property tax cap, as well as a law to allow same sex marriage.

New York would join Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire and Washington, DC as the only states that allow same sex unions.

Conservative MP David Davies says plans by the UK government to allow same sex marriages are politically «barking mad».

The problem is that these concerns are baseless, and we know that because we can look to other states and whole countries that allow same sex marriage and nothing horrible is happening (see, Canada, most of Western Europe, Massachusetts, Iowa, etc.) It's just not.

And the proposition and offer is that if they support legislation in their countries to allow same sex marriage or repeal their anti-gay laws they will, in return, support and fund them initially covertly and eventually publicly.

We kill our babies before they are born, we teach in our schools that God did not create the world, we allow same sex marriages, we tolerate all sorts of heresy in the name of love.

(Even though, ironically, they may now marry in many of the same states, thanks to a Supreme Court decision from 2012 allowing same sex marriage on a federal level.)

They where adopted from Washington state which allows same sex adoptions — Roger and I are both named on their birth certificates as their parents.

The GOP helped pass a property tax cap, and allowed same sex marriage to be brought to the floor for a vote.

There was a big thing over here in NZ when they finally allowed same sex couples to get married; personally I thought it should have been ok'd back when they brought in the civil unions.

It is unclear what the future will hold in regards to couples that have been married in a state that allows same sex marriage and moves to a state that doesn't allow same sex marriage.

The Civil Partnership Act currently only allows same sex couples to form a civil partnership and Charles and Rebecca have commenced the legal process because the current legislation prevents them and many thousands of opposite sex couples from the choice of forming a civil partnership rather than marrying.

Not exact matches

The company, which already had one of the most liberal paternity leave policies among U.S. companies with 17 paid weeks for both mothers and fathers, expanded its policy to employees outside the U.S. and became gender neutral, allowing same - sex couples to participate in the program.

As the Supreme Court gets ready in June to rule on the issue for the second time in two years, conservative states have rushed to enact so - called Religious Freedom Reformation Act (RFRA) laws that would allow businesses to object on religious grounds to serving LGBT people and same - sex couples.

Yet if a same - sex couple had lived together for 18 years before being allowed to legally marry in 2015 and decides to divorce today, whether that union began two years or two decades ago is not legally clear.

The protections are expansive and would, for example, allow a religious organization to fire or discipline individuals based on religious belief, a landlord to refuse to rent to LGBT individuals, and a business to refuse to sell wedding goods to a same sex couple.

The legislative push come against a backdrop of the expanding legalization of same - sex marriage, which is now allowed in 36 states and in limbo in a 37th — Alabama, where there have been contradicting state and federal court orders on the matter.

Justice Sotomayor and her eight fellow justices will rule later this year on gay marriage and could potentially force all 50 states to allow people of the same sex to marry.

Similar legislation, which has arisen in response to federal court rulings allowing same - sex marriage in the 36 states, is pending in about 16 other states.

Grant Morse told Huffington Post he and his husband weren't allowed to use their family boarding privileges on a Southwest flight on Saturday (May 20) and that he suspects this was because the two are same - sex partners.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP)-- The government's plan to hold a popular vote on whether Australia should allow same - sex marriage suffered a setback Monday when a political party announced it would not support the proposed plebiscite.

It's been announced the Anglican Church of Canada has passed a resolution allowing same - sex marriages... More

The Supreme Court's ruling means they are now no longer allowed to do so and must legally conduct and recognise same - sex as well as heterosexual marriages.

Some say marriage is fundamentally for a man and women only, and that states should have the religious freedom to choose whether they allow or recognise same - sex unions or not.

Bishop Mariann Budde decided to allow the rite, since same - sex marriage is legal in the District of Columbia and now in neighboring Maryland as well, Hall said.

The Prime Minister says the Church of England should «reflect» of its decision not to allow blessings in church for same - sex marriages.

This will allow same - sex couples to have children biologically related to both parents, a goal that an accompanying editorial praised while calling the «fears» of critics «largely irrational.»

The state essentially allowed any sort of sex — anal sex, adultery, one - night stands — between men and women, but forbade almost any intimate acts between same - sex couples.

He had advocated for the church to allow gay and lesbian leaders, campaigned against California's same - sex marriage ban and disputed deeply held church doctrines about the End Times.

On 29th March this year, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act will come into force, allowing gay people to get married for the first time in this country....

Most mainline denominations have come out against the amendments even though some of them do not allow same - sex couples to wed in their churches.

The denomination has developed a blessing rite that mirrors current wedding ceremonies for heterosexual couples and allows each bishop to decide to allow same - sex marriages in their churches or not.

As expected, most evangelicals take a strong stance against making businesses provide wedding services to same - sex couples or allowing transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice.

Though most Americans believe employers should be required to supply birth control in their health insurance plans, they are split down the middle on whether businesses should be required to provide wedding services for same - sex couples, as well as on whether transgender people should be allowed to use the restroom of their choice, says a study released this week by the Pew Research Center.

His barrister Sean Jones QC also said C of E clergy members in civil partnerships were allowed to officiate and that those were «effectively indistinguishable» from same - sex marriages.

Explaining the delay in revealing the vote, Rev Hanna made reference to the Scottish Episcopal Church voting in favour of allowing same - sex couples to be allowed to marry in church.

Although the ELCA church did not allow clergy in same - sex relationships while he was attending seminary, Erwin said that he «always believed that this would someday be possible.»

The crisis point came following the ELCA's 2009 decision to bless same - sex relationships and allow noncelibate homosexual people to be ordained.

The government need not care if these religious unions are restricted to opposite sex couples, or same race couples, or even if they allow people to join their mail box, or other inanimate objects, in holy matrimony.

Same - sex couples in England and Wales will be able to marry by summer 2014, after government legislation allowing same - sex marriage received Royal Assent... Same - sex couples in England and Wales will be able to marry by summer 2014, after government legislation allowing same - sex marriage received Royal Assent... same - sex marriage received Royal Assent... More

Men and women in same - sex unions were already allowed to serve as priests in the Church of England, but there was a moratorium on advancement to the episcopate - becoming a bishop - while the church considered the issue.

Two people of the same sex, who are not already in a civil partnership, will be allowed to get married from December 31.