Bill would legalize gay marriage, adoption
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SPAIN MADRID -- Despite vociferous opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, Spain's Cabinet proposed legislation yesterday giving homosexuals the right to marry and adopt children. Parliament was expected to review and approve the legislation promptly. That would make Spain the third nation to legalize gay marriage. ''This proposed law . . . removes a centuries-old barrier,&quot; Justice Minister Juan Fernando ...
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Voters in 11 states approved constitutional amendments Tuesday to ban same-sex marriage, in most cases by overwhelming margins. The amendments - on the ballots in 11 states
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Flag-burning and the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance are about to join gay marriage among the volatile issues that congressional Republicans have pushed to votes ahead of the election to remind the public how the GOP and Democrats differ.
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Gay couples in New Hampshire will able to join in civil unions starting next year under a bill Gov. John Lynch signed into law Thursday.
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The Spanish government approved a bill to legalise homosexual marriages, which will make it only the third country in Europe to condone same sex marriages.
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WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled House emphatically defeated a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage Thursday, the latest in a string of conservative pet causes pushed to a vote by GOP leaders in the run-up to Election Day.    The vote was 227-186, far short of the two-thirds needed for approval on a measure that President Bush backed but the Senate had previously rejected...
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(Madrid) The cabinet of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Friday approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage and allowing gay couples to adopt.
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Gay rights groups plan to limit challenges to constitutional amendments banning gay marriage that 11 states passed last week.
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The Supreme Court of Canada gave the  federal government the go-ahead on Thursday to legalize gay  marriage, opening the way for a fierce political battle in  Parliament next year over its proposed legislation.
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Referendums that would ban same-sex marriage were approved in all 11 states where they were on the ballot yesterday. Although both President
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The Spanish government has approved a draft law to legalize same-sex marriages, it was reported Friday. The bill gives homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, including the adoption of children, the BBC said.
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OTTAWAâNo matter how the Supreme Court of Canada rules today on gay marriage, it will set off an explosive debate, with hints from federal officials that legislation could be introduced as early as before Christmas.
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Colombia's Congress approved a bill late on Thursday granting same-sex couples rights similar to their straight counterparts, a move seen as the biggest advance for homosexuals in this Roman Catholic country.
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FREDERICTON (CP) - Opponents of same-sex marriage within the Liberal party made one final push Tuesday to persuade colleagues to oppose legislation that would allow gays and lesbians to wed.
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Washington, DC, Oct. 01  - A majority of representatives in the US House voted on Thursday to approve a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, but failed
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THE AMERICAN HOUSE OF REPS HAS VOTED AGAINST AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION TO BAN GAY MARRIAGE. The proposed gay marriage ban was defeated in the US House of Representatives on Thursday following a vote on amending the constitution.
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Canada's minority government unveiled  draft legislation to permit gay marriage on Tuesday, taking a  political gamble on a social issue that has split the country  and the ruling Liberal Party.