Texas can ban same-sex marriage, Abbott argues, because the state has a legitimate interest in promoting procreation, a biological feature of the pairing of men and women. “Because same-sex relationships do not naturally produce children, recognizing same-sex marriage does not further these goals to the same extent that recognizing opposite-sex marriage does.” · Abbott argues that Texas should ban same-sex marriage so outcomes can be studied and compared to states where it’s legal. “[S]ame-sex marriage has not existed long enough to ge ...
Opponents of marriage equality trotted out the same old arguments at the Supreme Court on... Justice Samuel Alito suggested that legalizing gay marriage might force states to also allow...
[3][4] A 1972 off-Broadway play, Nightride, depicted "a black–white homosexual marriage". [5][n 1] In 1979, IntegrityUSA, an organization of gay Episcopalians, raised the issue when the...
A fertile debate: Pro- and anti-gay rights protesters rally... oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges, Justice Ruth Bader... a marriage license? “You don’t have to ask them any...
The justices heard feisty arguments in Denver-area business... Colorado's Anti-Discrimination Act bars businesses open to... legalizing gay marriage nationwide. President Joe Biden's...
That is not automatically bigotry any more than it's automatically anti-Semitism if Catholics... Personally, I'm very sympathetic to arguments for gay marriage. If it were possible, I would...
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The U.S. Supreme Court could rule any day on challenges to two laws blocking legal recognition for same-sex marriages – the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's voter-approved Proposition 8 – but advocates for polyamorous couples say "marriage equality" for that minority group is unlikely in the immediate future. Anita Wagner Illig, a longtime polyamory community spokesperson who operates the group Practical Polyamory, is unsure of the direct impact of a ruling that would legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide. ...
Supporters argue the measure is needed to give religious officials, couples and others opposed to gay marriage an option that wouldn’t conflict with their beliefs. Critics say it’s a...
Supporters and opponents of gay marriage were left to read the tea leaves Tuesday, following oral arguments before the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Proposition 8 California gay marriage ban passed by voters. Both sides expressed optimism that their arguments would prevail in the legal battle that first hinges on whether or not those backing the Supreme Court appeal of a lower court ruling have the right to do so and then whether or not the ban is constitutional. [PHOTOS: Supreme Court Hears Gay Marriage Arguments.] ...