Events Around the World
-In Austria the Constitutional Court explicitly stated that a ban on same-sex marriage conveys the message that lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are not equal to heterosexuals, and concluded that this amounts to discrimination. The Austrian Constitutional Court’s ruling gave the government and Parliament until January 1, 2019, to agree on legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry. If the government does not act by then, the law on civil marriage law will be automatically amended so that from that date same-sex marriages can take place.
-In Asia, Taiwan’s Constitutional Court paved the way for marriage equality, striking down the legal definition of marriage as “between a man and a woman.” The court gave Parliament two years to amend existing laws or pass new legislation to include same-sex marriage.
-In Bermuda, the Supreme Court had declared that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry under the Marriage Act to prevent discrimination. In response, the Bermuda government introduced the Domestic Partnership Act 2017, which allows both same-sex and different-sex couples to register their relationship as a domestic partnership but preserves marriage as a union between a woman and a man.
A total of 25 countries have marriage equality now.
If you would like to know more information on this click here: www.advocate.com/commentary/2017/12/15/state-worldwide-marriage-equality
-In Austria the Constitutional Court explicitly stated that a ban on same-sex marriage conveys the message that lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are not equal to heterosexuals, and concluded that this amounts to discrimination. The Austrian Constitutional Court’s ruling gave the government and Parliament until January 1, 2019, to agree on legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry. If the government does not act by then, the law on civil marriage law will be automatically amended so that from that date same-sex marriages can take place.
-In Asia, Taiwan’s Constitutional Court paved the way for marriage equality, striking down the legal definition of marriage as “between a man and a woman.” The court gave Parliament two years to amend existing laws or pass new legislation to include same-sex marriage.
-In Bermuda, the Supreme Court had declared that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry under the Marriage Act to prevent discrimination. In response, the Bermuda government introduced the Domestic Partnership Act 2017, which allows both same-sex and different-sex couples to register their relationship as a domestic partnership but preserves marriage as a union between a woman and a man.
A total of 25 countries have marriage equality now.
If you would like to know more information on this click here: www.advocate.com/commentary/2017/12/15/state-worldwide-marriage-equality
Events in America
-On June 26,2015, LGBT marriage was legalized. This allowed everyone, no matter who you dated to be married.
-As of today, the White house is trying to overturn the ruling the Pentagon made allowing Transgender people to enlist in the military.
-PRIDE is celebrated every year on the last Sunday of June. June is also LGBT history month.
-Day of Silence: This is a nationally celebrated day when everyone participates by being silent for the day to represent all of the anti-LGBTQ name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools.
If you would like more information on this click here: www.glsen.org/
-On June 26,2015, LGBT marriage was legalized. This allowed everyone, no matter who you dated to be married.
-As of today, the White house is trying to overturn the ruling the Pentagon made allowing Transgender people to enlist in the military.
-PRIDE is celebrated every year on the last Sunday of June. June is also LGBT history month.
-Day of Silence: This is a nationally celebrated day when everyone participates by being silent for the day to represent all of the anti-LGBTQ name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools.
If you would like more information on this click here: www.glsen.org/