Gay marriage ban unconstitutional, rules US court
“Judge Hicks ruled that the state’s Defence of Marriage Act, that was passed in 1998 limiting marriage to a contract between a man and a woman, was unconstitutional.
He said that Washington cannot grant a privilege like marriage to one group of citizens and not to others without providing a compelling reason for such discrimination.” (smh)
Same sex parents ‘OK’: research
“THERE was no legitimate basis to deny same-sex couples access to adoption and IVF treatment, Victorian law reform researchers have found.”
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