Sentences with phrase «federal civil marriage»

Sexual orientation became a prohibited ground of discrimination in the mid-1990s, following which same - sex marriage became legal in Ontario in 2002, and in eight other provinces and territories in rapid succession thereafter, until the introduction of the federal Civil Marriage Act in 2005 legalized same - sex marriage throughout the country.

Not exact matches

Individuals in other arrangements, such as civil unions, registered domestic partnerships, or other similar arrangements, that aren't recognized as a valid marriage under relevant state law won't be treated as married or as spouses as defined in this policy for federal tax purposes.

However, individuals in other arrangements, such as civil unions, registered domestic partnerships, or other similar arrangements, that are not recognized as marriage under the relevant state law, will not be treated as married or as spouses as defined in this policy for federal tax purposes.

And civil unions and marriages are not the same or even afforded «all» of the same rights (especially on a federal level).

«With the civil rights of New Yorkers hanging in the balance, Donovan needs to state publicly: Does he take his cues on intolerance from his mentor and political patron Guy Molinari, or does he stand with principled New Yorkers — and now, thankfully, a federal court — who view marriage equality as a fundamental right?»

The president's ongoing support of civil unions over full marriage equality has caused consternation among his LGBT supporters — particularly in the wake of a federal judge's ruling last week that overturned California's Prop. 8.

But a statement from Chafee in 2004 at the time the Federal Marriage Amendment was rejected indicates he supported civil unions and believed each state should be free to make its decision on the issue.

Their first meeting, and interactions with Edie Windsor, the plaintiff in the landmark 2013 civil rights case in which the Supreme Court held that restricting U.S. federal interpretation of «marriage» and «spouse» can apply only to opposite - sex unions was unconstitutional.

While an audience watched Edgerton and Ruth Negga's portrayal of Richard and Mildred Loving, the biracial couple whose landmark civil rights case saw the U.S. Supreme Court end all racial restrictions on marriage in 1967, a legal fight is being waged between the U.S. federal government and the state of North Carolina over equal rights for transgender Americans, and gay marriage continues to be a divisive issue.

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The federal Defense of Marriage Act (which is being challenged in the courts) does not allow joint returns by partners to a civil union, so the IITA does not allow joint returns either.

Some states do, in fact, recognize both civil unions and same sex marriages but unfortunately, the majority of states and the federal government don't.

Ironically, our civil partnership legislation provides more rights than US state - based civil marriage because the latter can not include federal rights in critical areas such as immigration, tax and health benefits.

President Barack Obama is officially opposed to same - sex marriage, although he supports «full civil unions and federal rights» for homosexual couples and a full repeal of DOMA, and called California's Proposition 8 outlawing same - sex marriage in 2008 «unnecessary.»