President Biden Signs Respect for Marriage Act
On December 13, 2022, President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act, a bipartisan bill that protects same-sex and interracial marriages at the federal level. Thousands attended the signing celebration on the South Lawn of the White House. Here, btw takes a closer look at the Respect for Marriage Act, its impact, and its legal […]
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Americans Approve of Same Sex Marriage Gallup released a new poll in June about same-sex marriage to coincide with Pride Month. The data shows that support for same-sex marriage in the U.S. is at an all-time high. According to the poll, which was released on Tuesday June 8, 2021, 70 percent of Americans now support […]
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Reversal in Bermuda In May 2016, Bermuda’s Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage to be legal. Now, only nine months later, the island has banned it. Here’s what happened. Last year, residents voted against same-sex marriage in a referendum. Then came the Supreme Court ruling, which legalized it. Bermuda’s legislature responded by drafting a bill which […]
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California Wildfires Worst Ever The six wildfires blazing across Southern California continue to rage, leaving death and widespread destruction in their path. As of Sunday evening, the six fires combined had claimed nearly 200,000 acres, destroyed 792 structures, and were responsible for the deaths of 43 people. The largest of the six fires is the […]
Landmark Ruling on Marriage Equality
At the end of June, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ended its 2014–2015 term with a number of hot-topic decisions. One of its biggest was a landmark ruling on same-sex marriage. This means that the decision will have significant and lasting impact on future legislation. You’ve probably witnessed the flurry of reactions […]
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Marriage Equality Vote in Ireland Beginning in 2012, Ireland’s government met regularly with 66 randomly selected citizens and members of representatives from Northern Ireland to discuss eight issues on which they would later debate in the Oireachtas (the Irish Free State’s equivalent to our U.S. Congress). One of those issues was a provision to legalize […]
Supreme Court Hears Cases Regarding Same-Sex Marriage
Last month the Supreme Court heard two separate cases concerning same-sex marriage. The first was a challenge to Proposition 8, the state of California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Prop 8 was approved by California voters in a 2008 referendum. The second was the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that was signed into law in 1996. […]