The Week In Gay Marriage: Cali Is For It
New news in gay marriage around the world.
It's another week in gay marriage rights. Some steps forward and some steps back.
LESBIAN DIVORCE
Cohabiting Rights May Come To A State Near You
A case in NY shows some need for legal system to make sense of cohabiting.
A case in New York involving two women that have been together for 14 years (and living together for at least 11 of them) shows the need for some rules regarding domestic breakups. In the UK, cohabiting partners have some legal rights. In the US and outside of common law marriage, they do not. People can sign certain protective documents, but outside of those there is no real legal leg to stand on.
County Doesn’t Feel Canadian Gay Marriage
Monroe County doesn't feel a recent court decision applies to them.
A New York court recently rule (5-0, we might add) that weddings that took place in Canada are valid in the NY. Even if these marriages are of the gay variety. Though state law defines marriage as between one man and one woman. This may get interesting.
Best Of The Dish 2007: Gay Marriage
Gay marriage is touchy subject worldwide. A few countries allow it and a few US states allow something similar. This was a big year in gay marriage. And gay divorce. These are the biggest stories in gay marriage in 2007.
Rhode Island Denies Lesbian Couple’s Divorce Petition
In a stunning reversal, the Rhode Island supreme court has ruled that a gay couple married in Massachusetts cannot receive a divorce in RI. This is the second such high-profile case that has denied lesbians a divorce because their state does not recognize the union in the first place.