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| Spanish legalise gay marriage | |
| 2004-10-01 | |
THE Spanish Government today approved a bill to legalise homosexual marriages, which will make it only the third country in Europe to condone same sex marriages, cabinet spokeswoman Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega said. The reform notably also grants homosexual couples the right to adopt children. The other two countries where gay marriage is legal are Belgium and the Netherlands, though only the Netherlands allows such unions to adopt children. Calling it "an important day", Fernandez de la Vega said the vote put Spain "in the forefront of Europe and the world in the fight" to end discrimination against same sex unions.
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| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 Oh, I don't know, I think it goes rather nicely with Mr. Bean's foreign policy choices. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2004-10-01 8:47:46 PM |
| #8 LOL at the above comments! Patrick Fitzgerald marries Gerald Fitzpatrick? Well I suppose the Spanish govt. had to do SOMETHING to make them feel that they are still in control of their own destiny. |
| Posted by: Bryan 2004-10-01 6:46:36 PM |
| #7 Does this mean Spain's President (Mr. Bean the 2nd) is now free to marry for a second time? |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-10-01 3:56:38 PM |
| #6 how do they decide which spouse wears the burka? |
| Posted by: wakeupcall 2004-10-01 3:52:20 PM |
| #5 Some might want to consider what registering with the Government will mean for them when Sharia is implemented. Sort of like firearm registries in the U. S. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-10-01 11:47:55 AM |
| #4 Al-Q: "You are not legalizing gay marriage." Spain: "We are not legalizing gay marriage." |
| Posted by: BH 2004-10-01 11:24:38 AM |
| #3 lol! |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-10-01 11:20:46 AM |
| #2 legal acceptnce of sodomy just legitimizes what AQ did to the Spanish sovereignty. :-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-01 11:19:52 AM |
| #1 I wonder how that will work when they incorporate Sharia. |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-10-01 11:18:24 AM |