365gay.com reports that a public opinion poll in Ireland shows a slim majority of respondents are in favor of marriage being opened to gays and lesbians and are evenly split on the question of gay and lesbian couples adopting children. Last month,
a parliamentary committee recommended that full civil partnerships similar to those enacted in the United Kingdom (
and taken advantage of by Sir Elton John and others) in 2005 be introduced by the Irish Government.
Czech President Vaclav Klaus vetoed legislation that would have allowed same-sex domestic partners to register with the State and receive some of the rights and benefits of marriage in that European country.
Prime Minister Jiri Paraoubek said that it was one of the President's "biggest errors" and that he would use all his political means to garner 101 votes in the 200-member house to attempt to override the veto.
In Russia, an attempt to organize the country's first gay pride parade May 27, 2006 in recognition of the thirteenth anniversary of the legalization of sodomy
was vetoed by Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov in light of
the threat of violent protests by religious leaders if the gay pride celebration was allowed to go on. Apparently
explicit homophobia is a common feature of Russian society, although progress has been made in recent years.
365gay.com reports that a public opinion poll in Ireland shows a slim majority of respondents are in favor of marriage being opened to gays and lesbians and are evenly split on the question of gay and lesbian couples adopting children. Last month, a parliamentary committee recommended that full civil partnerships similar to those enacted in the United Kingdom (and taken advantage of by Sir Elton John and others) in 2005 be introduced by the Irish Government.
Czech President Vaclav Klaus vetoed legislation that would have allowed same-sex domestic partners to register with the State and receive some of the rights and benefits of marriage in that European country. Prime Minister Jiri Paraoubek said that it was one of the President's "biggest errors" and that he would use all his political means to garner 101 votes in the 200-member house to attempt to override the veto.
In Russia, an attempt to organize the country's first gay pride parade May 27, 2006 in recognition of the thirteenth anniversary of the legalization of sodomy was vetoed by Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov in light of the threat of violent protests by religious leaders if the gay pride celebration was allowed to go on. Apparently explicit homophobia is a common feature of Russian society, although progress has been made in recent years.
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