Sentences with phrase «by gay couples in»

Although cohabitation agreements are predominantly used by gay couples in Massachusetts, heterosexual couples are increasingly taking advantage of these agreements — particularly those that have been living together for some time.

A recent Associated Press profile notes that a passage from his concurrence in the court's decision to legalize gay marriage is often used by gay couples in their wedding ceremonies.

So I went to a shop I know is run by a gay couple in my constituency, I went to some activists, I went to a local residents» group that is run by a gay couple.

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Apple's and Facebook's reproductive benefits policies could also appeal to gay and lesbian couples who want to use a surrogate or a sperm donor to have a baby, or heterosexual couples who incur in vitro fertilization costs not covered by insurance.

The duo also scored a lot of free publicity in Atlanta by playing up the «local boys make good» angle of their story as well as the idea of a gay couple starting a company together.

The companies join gay - rights and human rights groups as well as the American Civil Liberties Union in attacking the law over its broad language, which could be used by business owners to use religious objections to deny same - sex couples wedding.

Shed Boren and Jose Valdes - Fauli, a longtime South Florida couple well - known for their philanthropy and activism in both the mainstream and LGBTQ communities, will be honored Feb. 11 at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables by SAGE, a national organization that provides «services and advocacy for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender elders.»

It is not fair, for example, to compel a child being raised by a gay couple to attend a school in which the teachers say homosexual practice is sin.

New York's recent legalization of gay marriage is being hailed by many as a watershed moment in the history of the fight for equal rights for same sex couples.

If we add to this the sexual activity of young men of the same age, of gay men and lesbian women at a later stage of life, and that of unmarried and divorced heterosexual couples, it becomes clear that the sexual practice of people in our society is quite different from that held to be normative by the traditional teaching of the churches.

You're right, Your Answer, what should not matter is whether it was a «couple» having the children as much as the fact that they (gays and lesbians) chose to have them in the first place by whatever means.

A ruling in November, 2003 by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts similarly affirmed «marital» rights for gay and lesbian couples and handed the matter on to the legislature of the Commonwealth.

If we then give mercy to those that live in total and continuous adultery and who defy 1 of the 10 commandments written by the finger of God, how much more should we give even greater mercy to gay couples who do not break one of the core 10 commandments of God?

U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby issued a 53 - page ruling Friday saying Utah's law passed by voters in 2004 violates gay and lesbian couples» rights to due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment.

In fact, by denying marriage equality to gay people, Christians are compelling gay couples to sin, because their intimacy must happen outside of marriage, and is therefore, by biblical definition, sinful.

st Corinthians 6:9 - 10 — the word homosexual was added later by a prejudice scribe, most scholars will tell you it's about male prostitution and nothing in there is about the saved long term relationship of a gay couple as we know and understand it today.

By the way Churches are marrying gay couples so they don't live in sin.

By comparison, fishon would not recognize the marriage of a gay couple in Canada, even though it is legal, so I'm not sure it makes sense to require government recognition on the other side of the coin.

I think that our adoption agency, Independent Adoption Center, is making great strides in helping spread the message of open adoption by gay couples.

It's been a couple months now since gay marriage was officially legalized in all 50 states, so one would think that all the kinks would have been worked out of the system by now.

In fact, Utah law prohibits joint adoption by lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender couples, and it also prohibits lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individuals from adopting the child of their same - sex partner.

published by Fox 13, a news source based in Salt Lake City, Utah, relays the details of a current surrogate battle happening between the state's Supreme Court and a married gay couple.

An article published by Fox 13, a news source based in Salt Lake City, Utah, relays the details of a current surrogate battle happening between the state's Supreme Court and a married gay couple.

Meanwhile Grayling was denied the job of home secretary by Cameron in 2010 after saying that people who ran B&B s in their homes should have the right to turn away gay couples.

Moreover, as Professor Leslie Green shown in a recent programme at the British Academy (Gay Marriage: Prospects and Realities, 29 May 2012), marriage offers a number of advantages not offered by same - sex civil partnerships, including portability of status, a broader understanding of the couple's status, as well as the potential for religious recognition, depending upon the religious group involved.

He sparked anger again in 2010 when he was secretly recorded by the Observer suggesting Christian B&B owners have the right to ban gay couples from their premises.

The fact that the race was close, or that two other «yes» voters — Sens. Mark Grisanti and Steve Saland — managed to hold into their seats (albeit narrowly in Saland's case), is being spun by both sides as proof that New Yorkers, and the nation at large, remain closely divided on the question of whether gay couples should be allowed to legally wed..

-- Invited the first openly gay couple to stay overnight in the White House — Encouraged her husband to fight the AIDS epidemic to the tune of $ 5.727 billion that was spent by the federal government by the time President Reagan left office — Sent a special message in support of Log Cabin Republicans that was read at our 2013 Spirit of Lincoln Dinner.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand again injected herself into the debate over same - sex marriage in Albany today, sending a letter today to state lawmakers urging them to end «institutionalized discrimination» in New York by allowing gay couples to wed..

UPDATE: Interestingly, this letter — which, as I noted above, is dated April 29 — was released on the very same day Schumer is facing pressure from gay activists over over whether a provision sought by same - sex couples will be included in the immigration reform bill.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER With the Hawaii State Senate giving final approval to a marriage equality bill on November 12, gay and lesbian couples in a total of 16 states plus the District of Columbia have now won the right to marry.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D - N.Y.) called a meeting with prominent New York gay elected officials and activists amid concern over whether a provision sought by same - sex couples will be included in the immigration reform bill, POLITICO has learned.

However, May will be aware that Grayling was denied the post by David Cameron... after saying during the 2010 election campaign that people who ran B&B s in their homes should have the right to turn away gay couples.

What if their opt - out on gay marriage was challenged by a gay couple who want to marry in their church and take that challenge to Europe?

One of the arguments made by state officials in favor of same - sex marriage — including Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and the Independent Democratic Conference — is that rites for gay couples would lead to larger sales tax receipts for state and local governments.

For example, in 2009 Leadsom criticised the adoption of two children by «a gay couple, who have been selected ahead of several heterosexual couples».

That led to a lawsuit from a local lesbian couple who did not appreciate the fact that they needed to wait to get a license after the gay marriage bill signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo became law in late July.

Members of this group include Chris Grayling, who was dumped as shadow home secretary by David Cameron in 2009 for saying that people who ran bed and breakfasts in their homes should «have the right» to turn away gay couples.

In contrast to their failed drive for a marriage bill two years ago, the advocates envision a short, disciplined and intense run - up to a vote in the State Legislature, raising the prospect that gay couples may be allowed to wed in New York by early summeIn contrast to their failed drive for a marriage bill two years ago, the advocates envision a short, disciplined and intense run - up to a vote in the State Legislature, raising the prospect that gay couples may be allowed to wed in New York by early summein the State Legislature, raising the prospect that gay couples may be allowed to wed in New York by early summein New York by early summer.

New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled today that gay and lesbian couples in the state must be afforded «the same rights and benefits enjoyed by opposite - sex couples under the civil marriage statutes.»

It is harder for us as gay people, but it's not impossible, evidenced by the existence of gay couples in every geographical region of our country.

I want to be owned by a gay couple that will treat me poorly and show what a pathetic faggot cocksucker I really am Being degraded and humiliated are my two joys in life

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See, gay couples, lesbian couples and such may not seem to have fallen in love for the purposes of procreation but they are the outliers, as the standard heterosexual relationship is triggered by chemical reactions in the brain.

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There's also her mysterious shut - in of a neighbor, Sebastian (Rhys Ward), a hilarious gay couple played by Stephen Guarino and Will Bethencourt, who also produced), and Ricky (Arturo del Puerto), a charming yet failing food truck owner.

Stranger by the Lake (Unrated) Sexplicit homoerotic thriller revolving around a couple (Pierre Deladonchamps and Christophe Paou) enjoying a passionate, summertime affair at a secluded lakeshore in southern France who suddenly find themselves the prime suspects in the murder of an acquaintance (Francois Renaud Labarthe) also frequenting the popular, gay pickup spot.

Even the slapstick in this film has an ugly streak to it, such as when our heroes throw apples at joggers and bikers for fun, or when a gay couple played by Patrick Warburton and Michael Dorn attend Comic - Con to beat the crap out of nerds, simply for being nerds.

Organized by Confetti magazine editor Vivienne Kaye - Wiley (Felicity Montagu) and owner Antoni Clark (Jimmy Carr), the race is quickly narrowed down to just three couples — the Hollywood musical theme of Matt and Sam (the wonderful Martin Freeman and Jessica Stevenson, respectively), tennis enthusiasts Josef and Isabelle (Stephen Mangan, Meredith MacNeill), and naturists Michael and Joanna (Robert Webb, Olivia Colman)-- and then placed in the hands of the country's most flamboyant wedding planners, gay couple Archie Heron (Vincent Franklin) and Gregory Hough (Jason Watkins).

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Any Day Now (Unrated) Courtroom drama, set in the Seventies, about the custody battle waged between the state and a gay couple (Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt) trying to adopt a boy with Down syndrome (Isaac Leyva) abandoned by his mother.