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The Family Code of the Philippines enacted into law in 1987 by President Corazon Aquino defines marriage as "a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman" [23] Republic Act No. 386 of 1949 or the Civil Code of the Philippines, also includes mentions of marriage as being between a man and a woman.
The Philippines was ranked 41st with a GHI score of 50. [180] An opinion poll carried out by the Laylo Research Strategies in 2015 found that 70% of Filipinos strongly disagreed with same-sex marriage, 14% somewhat disagreed, 12% somewhat agreed and 4% strongly agreed. [181]
None at the national level but many anti-discrimination ordinances exist at the local government level. Family rights; Recognition of relationships: None: Restrictions: The Family Code of the Philippines defines marriage as "a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman". The Constitution of the Philippines does not prohibit ...
Bans some anti-gay discrimination. [159] Under the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act 81 of 1963 [160] South Africa: Male legal since 1998 Female always legal; equal age of consent since 2007 + UN decl. sign. [68] Limited recognition of unregistered partnerships since 1998; same-sex marriage since 2006 Legal since 2006: Legal since ...
Represent gay people too. While McCarthy could not bring himself to vote for the Respect for Marriage Act, the House’s No. 3 Republican, Elise Stefanik of New York had no problem casting a yes vote.
The Supreme Court's ruling "promotes supremacy at the expense of equality," said the couple behind the Masterpiece Cakeshop case.
In a thorough and devastatingly clear opinion, Judge Vaughn Walker dismantles the "case" made by proponents of California's Proposition 8. After summarizing the testimony witness by witness, Judge ...
On 3 March 2015, the Assembly passed the bill to legalize same-sex marriage in a 51–28 vote. [114] Opponents of the bill launched a petition for a referendum and managed to collect 40,000 signatures. The referendum was held on 20 December 2015 and 63.4% of the voters voted against the law, rendering Parliament's same-sex marriage act invalid ...