Iceland to legalize same-sex marriage
by Rex Wockner
Originally printed 5/13/2010 (Issue 1819 - Between The Lines News)
|
|
|
International News Briefs
Iceland's parliament is expected to legalize same-sex marriage within several weeks. The relevant bill was submitted by the nation's justice and human rights minister. The proposal also would allow religious organizations to perform same-sex marriages.
Iceland already has same-sex registered partnerships that are nearly identical to marriage.
Same-sex marriage is legal in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Mexico City, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Washington, D.C.
More News
- Zambian men arrested over alleged homosexual acts
- UK's House of Commons approves same-sex marriage
- French president signs same-sex marriage bill into law
- Man kills himself at Notre Dame Cathedral
- Castro Daughter Leads Cuba March For Gay Rights
- New Zealand Parliament Votes 77 To 44 to Allow Same-Sex Marriage
