COLOMBO — A federal government minister has categorically ruled out marriage between same-sex couples in the island nation of Sri Lanka, reports GayAsiaNews.com. The Sri Lankan government will not legalize gay marriages in Sri Lanka, said Economic Affairs Minister Basil Rajapaksa according to colombogazette.com. Speaking to newspaper editors in Colombo April 24, the minister said…
Today, U.S. District Judge Timothy Black struck down part of a constitutional amendment in Ohio that denies gay couples the freedom to marry and withholds legal respect for gay couples who have gotten married. He ordered the state to treat couples married elsewhere like any other couples who marry out of state — as married….
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to decide if a New Mexico wedding photographer was within her rights when she refused to take photographs at a same-sex commitment ceremony. Without giving any reasons , the court said it would not review a decision by the New Mexico Supreme Court that the denial of service violated…
A federal judge announced he will strike down Ohio’s constitutional amendment banning the state from recognizing same-sex marriages performed in states where they are legal. The case Henry V. Wymyslo, was brought by legally married same-sex couples living in Ohio who wish to be listed as married on their children’s’ birth certificates.j “For the second…
The Indian Supreme Court April 3 has agreed to consider the plea by gay activists to reconsider its verdict that recriminalized same-sex relations. Naz Foundation, a voluntary organization fighting for gay rights and the repeal of the colonial-era anti-gay law, had filed a curative petition requesting the Supreme Court to “correct” its verdict. A bench…
Today Mozilla announced the resignation of recently appointed CEO, Brendan Eich. This follows the widespread uproar from the revelations that Eich had made a $1,000 contribution to the Prop. 8 campaign which, for a short time, banned people of the same gender from getting married in the state of California. Despite both Mozilla and Eich …
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is now able to process requests for Medicare Part A and Part B Special Enrollment Periods, and reductions in Part B and premium Part A late enrollment penalties for certain eligible people in same-sex marriages. This is another step…
After the announcement last week that Brendan Eich would take over the helm of Mozilla as their CEO, news reports quickly surfaced that the inventor of Java Script had made a $1,000 contribution to the Prop. 8 campaign which, for a short time, banned people of the same gender from getting married in the state…
Despite a 28-year effort to get Taiwan to recognize same-sex marriage, Chi Chia-wei and his husband in all but name, have failed to persuade a Taiwanese court to strike down a ban preventing a government agency from registering their marriage. The decision, the ManilaTimes.net reports, is “a major setback for equal rights.” Taiwan, an outlier…
Following the controversy surrounding Mozilla’s new CEO Brendan Eich’s support of Prop. 8, a measure that, for a time, banned same-sex couples from getting married in the state of California, Mozilla have issued a statement stating their unequivocal support of marriage equality. Mitchell Baker, chair of the Mozilla Foundation, and Mark Surman, Mozilla Foundation executive…
