The United States of America's capital has finally joined five other places in the nation to allow and legalize same sex marriages. A lesbian couple were the first one to tie the know in DC. The first five places in the US that allows such union includes Iowa, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. In the United States same sex marriage is only recognized in certain state but there are countries that legally recognize gay marriages. These countries includes Belgium, Norway, Netherlands, Canada, South Africa, Spain and Sweden. Among these countries it was the Netherlands that first legalized and performed same sex marriage on April 01, 2001 at the Amsterdam City hall.
But despite certain countries' move in recognizing and legalizing these gay rights there are still those who refused and still remained firm in not allowing same sex unions as well as giving them the same privileges like the heterosexual couples.
Here in the Philippines it is said that the first same sex marriage was done by the New People's Army in 2005, although it was not a legal ceremony. It is still being debated if the government will allow gay marriage to be legal. There are groups of people who are heavily opposing such move specifically the Catholic Church. No bold move among big political groups or individual politician has had the guts to push and fight for gay rights in the country.
But despite certain countries' move in recognizing and legalizing these gay rights there are still those who refused and still remained firm in not allowing same sex unions as well as giving them the same privileges like the heterosexual couples.
Here in the Philippines it is said that the first same sex marriage was done by the New People's Army in 2005, although it was not a legal ceremony. It is still being debated if the government will allow gay marriage to be legal. There are groups of people who are heavily opposing such move specifically the Catholic Church. No bold move among big political groups or individual politician has had the guts to push and fight for gay rights in the country.
March 10, 2010 at 9:05 PM
I think this is good news for homosexuals in the entire world, not only Washington DC. This is one od the firsts steps towards lack of discrimination on this matter.