By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Thanks to the efforts of the Iowa Catholic Conference, voters in Iowa will be able to voice their opinion about marriage on a November 2 ballot after being shut out of the decision by the state’s Supreme Court that legalized same-sex marriage last year.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The federal judge in California who declared a ban on same-sex marriage in the state to be unconstitutional, has decided to allow same-sex marriages to resume on August 18 at 5:00 p.m.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A federal district court judge in Boston ruled yesterday that the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman is unconstitutional because it violates the rights of same-sex couples and interferes with state’s rights to set their own marriage law.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a unanimous decision, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that countries are not obliged to allow same-sex marriage.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
President Barack Obama issued a memorandum yesterday ordering all U.S. medical facilities that receive Medicaid or Medicare to extend hospitals visitation rights to same-sex couples, a move considered to be the most significant taken thus far in his presidency to expand homosexual rights in America.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Attempts by homosexual activist groups to repeal California’s ban on same-sex marriage have failed due to lack of interest.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A California federal judge has decided to allow the trial of a same-sex marriage case that could determine if homosexuals will be allowed to marry in the U.S. to be videotaped and shown on YouTube.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a stunning defeat for proponents of same-sex marriage, New Jersey lawmakers failed in their last-ditch effort to pass a same sex marriage bill before swearing in a new governor who opposes the measure later this month.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
New Jersey lawmakers in the state Senate decided to call off a much-anticipated vote on a bill legalizing same-sex “marriage” after realizing that they lacked the votes to pass it.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In what is being called a major blow to the gay rights movement, the New York State Senate voted by a wide margin to kill a bill that would have legalized same-sex “marriage” in the state.
