Republicans Still Hate Gay Marriage
Region: New HampshireIn a totally un-shocking non-turn of events, conservatives in New Hampshire do not embrace the state's most recent legislation on the subject of gay marriage, a bill voted on by the legislature and signed on by Governor Ly... more
Views: 1438New Hampshire Is Sixth State to Ratify Gay Marriage
Region: New HampshireAfter weeks of work on specific language pertaining to religious groups, the New Hampshire legislature and the governor agreed on a gay marriage bill. After Struggles With Wording, N.H. Finally Legalizes Gay Marriag... more
Views: 1570Archie Marries Veronica
Region: India
Like almost all teenagers in the world, I too grew up reading the Archie Comics. Today, I was in for a shock - Archie marries Veronica!!! I'm a big fan of Betty and wanted Archie to marry her. I like the Indian version of ... more
Views: 3103The Plus Side of Prop 8: Continued Momentum for Gay Marriage
Region: United States
by Rachel Balik Vermont and Iowa have legalized gay marriage and the Washington, D.C Council has voted to recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere, suggesting that anger about Prop 8 has galvanized gay mar... more
Views: 994Twitter Reacts to Iowa Supreme Court Decision on Gay Marriage in Varnum V. Brien
Region: United States
As the Iowa Supreme Court struck down a ban on same-sex marriage in the highly-politicized Varnum v. Brien case brought by Lambda Legal, the Twittersphere erupted in reaction. Using the Twitter hashtag #iagaymarriage to c... more
Views: 1374What is the sociological definition of marriage
Region: IndiaMarraige is an institution developed over considerable period of time.It may have been accepted as a measure of social discipline and as a tool to eliminate social stress due to sex.There cannot be anyone definition of&nbs... more
Views: 9360Status of women in the 21st Century India
Region: India
Throughout ages women in India have faced gruesome atrocities. One side of history shows the faith among the Indians about “Shakti” or the “Women Power” to be the strongest energy. The other s... more
Views: 14798Married Saudi Girls Can't Divorce Until Puberty: Judge
Region: Saudi Arabia
by Anne Szustek An eight-year-old Saudi girl betrothed to a man 50 years her elder has not been granted a divorce on the grounds that she has not reached puberty. Divorce Plea of Girl with Dowry Betrot... more
Views: 3544Supreme Court Rules: Husbands to Reimburse Medical Expenses
Region: IndiaClose on the heels of the earlier Supreme Court (SC) ruling that the husbands would have to give estranged wives a house at par with the house in which the husband lived (at the time of dissolution of marriage or wife leav... more
Views: 1375California's Proposition 8: What Next for Gay Marriage?
Region: California
On November 4, 2008, the State of California narrowly passed Proposition 8, to amend California’s Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, which had been deemed legal only 7 months earlier. Since the legal... more
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