Over the Rainbow - Aselin Debison

Over the Rainbow -
Same-sex marriage is a term for a legally or socially recognized marriage between two people of the same sex. "Same-sex marriage" and "gay marriage" are the most common terms used in news media and politics though more loaded synonyms are also sometimes used.

While state-sanctioned same-sex marriage is a relatively new phenomenon in the modern world, same-sex unions have been documented throughout human history. The first country to legalize same-sex marriage was the Netherlands, in 2001. Since then, six other countries have followed suit. Proponents of same-sex marriage regard it as a human right to have the benefits of marriage regardless of sexual orientation. Those opposed often do so for religious or scriptural reasons, defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman only. Civil unions between same-sex couples are recognized in sixteen countries.
The Netherlands was the first modern nation to legalize same-sex marriage in 2001. Same-sex marriages are also legal in Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway and Nepal. In the United States, same-sex couples can marry in Massachusetts and Connecticut, but their unions are not recognized nationally. From June 2008 until November 2008, California also granted same-sex marriages.

In 1996, the United States Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman amongst other stipulations. As of November 2008, twenty-nine states had passed constitutional amendments explicitly barring the recognition of same-sex marriage, nineteen of which prohibit the legal recognition of any same-sex union. Nineteen additional states, and the territory of Puerto Rico have legal statutes that define "marriage" as a union of two persons of the opposite-sex. President-elect Barack Obama's political platform includes full repeal of the DOMA.

The U.S. states of Vermont, New Jersey and New Hampshire offer civil unions. Also, Oregon has domestic partnership laws that grant some of the rights and responsibilities of marriage. Maine, Washington, Maryland, and the District of Columbia grant certain limited benefits through domestic partnerships, and Hawaii has reciprocal beneficiary laws.

At the federal level, Australia bans recognition of same-sex marriage, but the current Australian Labor Party government favors synchronized state and territory registered partnership legislation (as in Tasmania). The Australian Capital Territory favors the introduction of civil unions with official ceremonies.

A bill proposing the repeal of same-sex marriage in Canada failed at its first reading in 2006, hence same sex marriage is recognized throughout Canada.

New Zealand's Parliament rejected a bill that would have prohibited same-sex marriage in New Zealand in December 2005. However, New Zealand's Marriage Act 1955 still only recognizes marriage rights for opposite-sex couples; New Zealand's marriage laws consider transsexuals who have undergone reassignment surgery as having changed sex for these purposes, following Family Court and High Court of New Zealand decisions in 1995).

Each country/state/territories is colored for the broadest recognition granted.Israel's High Court of Justice ruled to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other countries, although it is still illegal to perform them within the country. A bill was raised in Knesset to rescind the Israeli High Court's ruling, but the Knesset has not advanced the bill since December 2006. (This makes the practice of same-sex marriage, as far as Israel is concerned, like the performance of a Reform or Conservative Jewish wedding.)

A 30 member parliamentary commission of the French National Assembly published a 453 page Report on the Family and the rights of Children, which rejected same-sex marriage. In the report, the commission says that the child represents the future of society. The commission asks legislators to make sure that children, confronted with mutations in family models, be fully taken into account and not suffer from situations imposed upon them by adults. It adds: The interest of the child must take precedence over adults exercise of their freedom () including with regards to parents lifestyle choices.

The Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Spain and Norway are the only countries where the legal status of same-sex marriage is exactly the same as that of opposite-sex marriage, though South Africa is due to fully harmonize its marriage laws. Nepal's highest court, in November 2008, issued final judgment on matters related to LGBT rights. Based on the court recommendation the government announced its intention to introduce a same-sex marriage bill.

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[bemyselffloater]

very important message has been conveyed in the video. For sure, it is another great video. 5 star

[animalluver987]

@DaVooz yeah it isn't norah jones its aselin debison :)

[DJacqu8351]

LGBT or hetero, we're all the same! Love is love!

[chemanash]

I'm so proud of my country, Spain, here marriage from the same sex is exactly the same as that of opposite-sex marriage. I'm not gay, but I'm so proud of you

[just4fame]

People are just confused little monkeys searching for love any which where they can find it... people using people, boys hurting girls, girls crushing boys and all of them desensitizing one another ... hearts growing cold ... boy seeks boy girl seeks girl... more confusion, more godless searching for love in each other and nobody cares to stop and say maybe its better to be alone for a while to heal, to find god and to see if HE is really there, people follow people to church nobody seeks god

[animalluver987]

@granako welcome :)

[animalluver987]

@granako this isn't norah jones. this is aselin debison!

[FauziiAnh]

linda música

[alexduartdias]

lindo d++++++++++

[POSITIVEFUCKER]

Awesome , the best song i ever feell