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Tag: Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships

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Thailand’s Legislature Approves Same-Sex Marriage Measure

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024Pirada Anuwech and John YoonComments Off on Thailand’s Legislature Approves Same-Sex Marriage Measure

The bill, which needs the king’s endorsement to become law, underscores Thailand’s status as a relative haven in Asia for L.G.B.T.Q. people.

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Italians Respond to Pope’s Slur by Taking Francis to Pride

June 16, 2024June 16, 2024EMMA BUBOLAComments Off on Italians Respond to Pope’s Slur by Taking Francis to Pride

At Saturday’s celebration in Rome, Pope Francis’ image was on cardboard cutouts adorned with flower necklaces. People came dressed as the pope, wore papal hats and said that there was never too much “gayness.”

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Thailand Lawmakers Pass Bill to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

March 27, 2024March 27, 2024MUKTITA SUHARTONOComments Off on Thailand Lawmakers Pass Bill to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to legalize same-sex marriage. The bill now goes to Thailand’s Senate.

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Greece Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, the First Orthodox Country to Allow It

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024NIKI KITSANTONISComments Off on Greece Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, the First Orthodox Country to Allow It

The country’s Parliament also extended equal parental rights to same-sex couples, including clearing the way for them to adopt children.

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Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Rankles Africa’s Catholics

January 7, 2024John EligonComments Off on Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Rankles Africa’s Catholics

It is out of step with the continent’s values, many bishops say, and threatens to derail expansion in the church’s fastest growing region in the world.

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Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Rankles Africa’s Catholics

January 7, 2024John EligonComments Off on Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Rankles Africa’s Catholics

It is out of step with the continent’s values, many bishops say, and threatens to derail expansion in the church’s fastest growing region in the world.

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Vatican Defends Gay Blessings, but Offers Critics Some Leeway

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024JASON HOROWITZComments Off on Vatican Defends Gay Blessings, but Offers Critics Some Leeway

The clarification on a declaration issued in December seemed designed to soothe critics while also showing that this is the way forward.

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Inside Pope Francis’ Shift on Catholic Blessings of Same-Sex Couples

December 21, 2023December 21, 2023JASON HOROWITZComments Off on Inside Pope Francis’ Shift on Catholic Blessings of Same-Sex Couples

Pope Francis spoke with L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics and their supporters for years before letting priests bless same-sex couples. But the move’s timing also owed something to its conservative opponents.

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Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples

December 18, 2023December 18, 2023JASON HOROWITZComments Off on Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples

A church official said the blessings amounted to “a real development” that nevertheless did not amend “the traditional doctrine of the church about marriage.”

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Vatican Says Transgender People Can Be Baptized and Become Godparents

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023Jason Horowitz, Elisabetta Povoledo and Ruth GrahamComments Off on Vatican Says Transgender People Can Be Baptized and Become Godparents

A document approved by Pope Francis lays out nuanced guidance in keeping with his vision of a more inclusive church, but it does not amount to a policy change in the church, the Vatican says.

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