International
Ireland Extends Recognition of Foreign Gay Marriages
Thu, 2011-01-13 00:00 — AnonymousDUBLIN—Gay couples living in Ireland who have married or had a civil partnership abroad will be recognised as civil partners from today.
The change is part of Ireland’s new civil partnership laws, which give gay couples almost all the rights of marriage.
However, couples who wed in countries where gay marriage is legal will find their unions downgraded to civil partnerships.
And some unions, such as French PACS, will not be recognised because they are deemed not to offer as many rights as Irish marriages or civil partnerships. Read more »
Muslim, African Nations Opposing UN Protection for Gays and Lesbians
Sun, 2010-12-19 00:00 — AnonymousNEW YORK, NY—A culture war has broken out at the United Nations over whether gays should be singled out for the same protections as other minorities whose lives are threatened. Read more »
Israel Supreme Court: Jerusalem Must Fund LGBT Center
Wed, 2010-09-22 21:03 — AnonymousJERUSALEM—Israel's Supreme Court has ordered the Jerusalem city government to provide more than $120,000 in funding for a prominent gay community center. Read more »
Mexican Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Adoption
Sun, 2010-08-15 23:00 — AnonymousMEXICO CITY, MEXICO—In a preliminary vote, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled in favor of allowing lesbians and gays to adopt children. Read more »
All Mexican States Ordered to Recognize Same-sex Marriages
Tue, 2010-08-10 00:00 — AnonymousMEXICO CITY—The Mexican Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that each of the country's 31 states must recognize same-sex marriages registered in Mexico City, potentially giving gay and lesbian couples full matrimonial rights nationwide. Read more »
Mexican Marriage Equality Law Upheld
Thu, 2010-08-05 00:00 — AnonymousMEXICO CITY—Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a law allowing same-sex marriages in Mexico City is constitutional, rejecting an appeal by federal prosecutors who argued it violated the charter's guarantees to protect the family. Read more »
Irish Civil Partnership Bill Signed
Mon, 2010-07-19 00:00 — Stephen J. HylandDUBLIN—The Civil Partnership Bill, which provides legal recognition for same-sex couples in Ireland for the first time, has today been signed into law. Read more »
International Gay Rights Group Wins UN Observer Status
Mon, 2010-07-19 00:00 — AnonymousNEW YORK—The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission today won accreditation from the United Nations despite Republican efforts to defeat the group's application. Read more »
Marriage Equality Comes to Argentina
Thu, 2010-07-15 08:47 — Stephen J. HylandArgentina, now follows a handful of majority-Catholic countries that provide full marriage equality, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal, and becomes the tenth nation to do so, including Canada, Iceland, Norway, South Africa and Sweden. Read more »
Civil Partnership Bill Passes Irish Senate
Thu, 2010-07-08 00:00 — AnonymousDozens of proposed amendments to the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill were due to be discussed. The Seanad rejected, without a vote, an amendment that would have allowed Registrars opt-out of presiding over civil partnership ceremonies. The so-called conscientious object
amendment had been tabled by Independent Senator Rónán Mullen, however the matter was not put to a vote because not enough Senators called for one. Read more »
