It appears as if a court decision in Brazil may have legalized marriage equality nationwide.The New York Times reports:
RIO DE JANEIRO — The council overseeing Brazil’s judiciary ruled on Tuesday that notary publics cannot refuse to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies, a decision that opens the way for gay couples across Latin America’s largest country to marry.
The move by the National Council of Justice, a 15-member panel led by Joaquim Barbosa, the chief justice of the nation’s high court, effectively legalizes gay marriage throughout Brazil, legal scholars here said. The decision follows legislation in twoneighboring countries, Argentina and Uruguay, ...
by Miriam Kamil (Out Impact on Facebook, Out Impact on Twitter)
Rhode Island has just become the tenth state to legalize gay marriage, and more are expected to follow. In this exciting time in history, one company is leading the way in gay wedding planning. Bernadette Coveney Smith is the creator and president of 14 Stories (Facebook, Twitter), the first wedding planning firm to specialize in gay and lesbian weddings in the country. Bernadette is the nation’s leading expert on gay wedding planning. I got to talk with Bernadette and she explained more about ...