SameSex Marriage

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Same-Sex Marriage

• By Amy Oberle, Nick Miguel, Greg Hamby, Amanda
  Hunt

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Where is same-sex marriage recognized?

• In the United States Massachusetts
• In the rest of the world Netherlands, Belgium,
  Spain, and Canada

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What is a civil union?

• Many of the same rights as a legal marriage, with
  differences in
• Adoption Laws
• Full Faith and Credit
• Federal Benefits of Marriage (U.S)
• Divorce Process (Usually Easier)
• Child Custody
• Where are civil unions recognized?
• In the United States Vermont, California, and
  Connecticut
• In the rest of the world Nearly all of Western
  Europe and parts of Australia

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What is Domestic Partnership?

• A legal partnership between two people that are
  not joined by marriage or civil union
• Usually used for joint ownership of property and
  the obligation of support within the couple
• Where are Domestic Partnerships recognized?
• In the United States Washington D.C., Hawaii,
  Maine, and New Jersey
• In the rest of the world Portugal, Hungary, and
  Croatia

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States that have Banned Gay Marriage

• 37 states have enacted
• Defense of Marriage Acts
• Arkansas, Nebraska, and Nevada have amended state
  constitutions to ban same-sex marriage
• Maryland, Oregon, Wisconsin, and Wyoming have
  laws that specifically prohibit SSM

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Works Cited

• Same sex marriage. Wikipedia, The Free
  Encyclopedia. 21 Oct 2006, 1408 UTC.
  Wikipedia Foundation, Inc. 21 Oct 2006
  http//en.wikipedia.org
• Same-Sex marriages, Civil Unions, and Domestic
  Partnerships. Religious Tolerance.org. 23 Oct
  2006, 1900 UTC. Ontario Consultants on
  Religious Tolerance. 23 Oct 2006
  http//www.religioustolerance.org