UPDATE: ARGENTINA IS NOW THE FIRST COUNTRY OF THE AMERICAS TO HAVE LEGALIZED SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Our friend from Argentina informed us of the following…
“Dear friends, today begins the discusion of “marriage for all” on the Argentine congress.
The project was approved and next week will be discussed on the deputy room. If they approved the law, it will go to the senate to be discussed there…and probably, before our Bicentennial anniversary we be the 1st American country to have marriage for all…same right with the same name!”
Our Interview with Former President Bill Clinton. After you watch this, you will notice how out of date DOMA is (now unconstitutional) and how President Clinton’s views have changed since he was in office.
2011 may bring same-sex couples civil unions if all goes well.
According to sources, “The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009 was passed in the Dail on 1 July 2010 and was passed by the Seanad on 8 July 2010 by a vote of 48-4. It will now either be signed by the President or be referred by her in whole or in part, after consultation with the Council of State, to the Supreme Court for a ruling on its constitutionality. If approved by the Court the President must sign the Bill.”
If and when approved, civil unions for same-sex couples will be able to legally commit to each other in 2011.
According to the Washington Post, A U.S. judge ruled Thursday that a federal ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional because it interferes with a state’s right to define marriage.
Judge Tauro said the act forces Massachusetts to discriminate against its citizens. The act (DOMA) ”plainly encroaches” upon the right of the state to determine marriage.
Very true-if marriage is a state matter, how can a federal act override it? When the matter (marriage) is only enacted by the state and not the entire government?
Married, Lesbian Couple Kirsten and Maria Palladino and their new Magazine!
“Equally Wed is the nation’s premier same-sex and gay wedding magazine, providing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples with a modern, elegant and unique guide to gay wedding planning, from ring shopping and proposing to tying the knot and living happily ever after—and everything in between. Fresh and innovative, Equally Wed offers a closer look into Real Weddings around the world, as well as engagement stories, a socially interactive community and Local Resources, a vetted marketplace rich with GLBT-friendly wedding vendors.”
“Equally Wed magazine publishes seasonal issues of features, beginning with its premiere Spring 2010 issue. Other departments of EquallyWed.com, such as Beauty & Grooming, Honeymoons, Health & Fitness, Planning, Engagement, Etiquette and Fashion will be refreshed with new content more frequently, as well as its blogs: Headlines (news from the frontlines of the fight for marriage equality), In bloom (fresh ideas from Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Palladino) and Broom closet (cool new finds and thoughts from the masculine woman’s perspective).”
Thats right! A same-sex wedding magazine will have a launch party tonight in Atlanta, Georgia.
“Equally Wed is the nation’s premier same-sex and gay wedding magazine, providing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples with a modern, elegant and unique guide to gay wedding planning, from ring shopping and proposing to tying the knot and living happily ever after—and everything in between. Fresh and innovative, Equally Wed offers a closer look into Real Weddings around the world, as well as engagement stories, a socially interactive community and Local Resources, a vetted marketplace rich with GLBT-friendly wedding vendors.”
“Equally Wed magazine publishes seasonal issues of features, beginning with its premiere Spring 2010 issue. Other departments of EquallyWed.com, such as Beauty & Grooming, Honeymoons, Health & Fitness, Planning, Engagement, Etiquette and Fashion will be refreshed with new content more frequently, as well as its blogs: Headlines (news from the frontlines of the fight for marriage equality), In bloom (fresh ideas from Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Palladino) and Broom closet (cool new finds and thoughts from the masculine woman’s perspective).”
2011 may bring same-sex couples civil unions if all goes well.
According to the Washington Post, A U.S. judge ruled Thursday that a federal ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional because it interferes with a state’s right to define marriage.
Married, Lesbian Couple Kirsten and Maria Palladino and their new Magazine!
Thats right! A same-sex wedding magazine will have a launch party tonight in Atlanta, Georgia.
