Gay marriage legalization

On 8 August , the Supreme Court of Costa Rica ruled that the prohibition of same-sex marriage in the Family Code is unconstitutional, giving Congress 18 months to reform the law or the prohibition will be automatically lifted without legislation so it will be legal after 26 May Some of the opponents of same-sex marriage are religious groups such as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , the Catholic Church , and the Southern Baptist Convention , all of which desire for marriage to remain restricted to opposite-sex couples. Supreme court decision to the territory is unclear and has not been challenged. Same-sex marriage in Brazil. Number of marriages in the United States in [a] by state and D. Rock Hill Herald Online. A registered partnership was the same as a civil marriage, but was not seen as marriage in the eyes of the church.

A recent Gallup poll found that 60 percent of Americans — an all-time high — support extending the same rights and privileges to same-sex marriages as traditional ones. Same-sex unions not recognized. Outline Index Book Category Portal.