Same-sex families

Il riconoscimento delle unioni «same-sex» al vaglio della Corte costituzionale

by Maurizio Di Masi

published in Rivista critica del diritto privato, n. 2/2009

SOMMARIO: 1. La condizione omosessuale tra natura e cultura. – 2. I precedenti e l’ordine pubblico. – 3. Rilevanza... more SOMMARIO: 1. La condizione omosessuale tra natura e cultura. – 2. I precedenti e l’ordine pubblico. – 3. Rilevanza dell’unione same-sex. – 4. Disparità di trattamento tra omosessuali e transessuali. – 5. Il falso limite della “società naturale”. – 6. I parametri interposti ex art. 117 Cost.: giurisprudenza CEDU e ordinamento europeo. – 7. Note conclusive.

Case Comment: South Africa: Constitutional Protection for Homosexuals-A Brave Initiative, But Is It Working

by paula gerber

Jack & Jill or Jack & Bill: The case for same-sex adoption

by paula gerber

Co-authored with Adiva Sifris. (2009) 34(3) Alternative Law Journal 168

This article examines the discriminatory legislation which prohibits same-sex couples from adopting children in many... more This article examines the discriminatory legislation which prohibits same-sex couples from adopting children in many jurisdictions. New South Wales is used as a case study to highlight inconsistencies between the treatment of heterosexual prospective parents and same-sex parents. This is contrasted with the legal recognition of same-sex parents pursuant to recent amendments to the Federal Family Law Act 1975 and various State Acts.

What was the true relationship between a Hittite man and his LU HA.LA-SU according to the Hittite Laws in Bronze Age Anatolia? Partner, shareholder, Associate, household live in man friend, an amibuity or just a much oversighted case of Same-Sex Marriage Bronzed style.

by Mark Shindel

Factors Contributing to Increased Support for State Constitutional Amendments Banning Same-Sex Marriage within the Fifty United States

by Texas State PA Applied Research Projects

Pickler, Jennifer A., "Factors Contributing to Increased Support for State Constitutional Amendments Banning Same-Sex Marriage within the Fifty United States" (2009). Applied Research Projects, Texas State University-San Marcos. Paper 317.
http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/317

Purpose: The purpose of this explanatory study is to determine the factors that contribute to increased support for... more Purpose: The purpose of this explanatory study is to determine the factors that contribute to increased support for state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage in each of the fifty United States. Scholarly literature suggests that the determinants for level of support for state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage are: the percentage of the state’s population identifying religion as an important part of their daily lives, the percentage of the population, age twenty-five and older, without a college degree; the percentage of the state’s population identifying as politically conservative; the percentage of the state’s population residing in rural areas; the percentage of the state’s population age sixty-five and over; and the percentage of the state’s population that is male. Six hypotheses were developed to test each of these factors.

Methodology: This study used existing data to assess how each of these factors impacted the level of support for states’ constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data, determining whether the hypotheses were supported or rejected.

Results: The results showed that after controlling for other possible intervening factors, only one of the independent variables, level of Religiosity within the state, was significant.

Conclusion: The hypothesis that higher level of religiosity in a state leads to support for constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage is supported by this study.

Nietypowe rodziny: o parach lesbijek i gejów oraz ich dzieciach z perspektywy teorii przywiązania

by Przemyslaw Tomalski

Una Prospettiva Comparata sul Matrimonio Omosessuale: Canada e Stati Uniti

by Gianluca Gentili

Published in «La "società naturale" e i suoi "nemici". Sul paradigma eterosessuale del matrimonio. Amicus Curiae 2011», Giappichelli, Torino, 2011.

Il matrimonio omosessuale rappresenta un ambito privilegiato di confronto tra diverse visioni relative alla protezione... more Il matrimonio omosessuale rappresenta un ambito privilegiato di confronto tra diverse visioni relative alla protezione dei diritti fondamentali e al bilanciamento delle competenze all’interno di
uno stato democratico.
Di fronte all’inerzia del legislatore su temi sensibili quali il matrimonio omosessuale (o scelte di fine vita), le Corti costituzionali e supreme hanno fornito copertura costituzionale a situazioni soggettive bisognose di tutela. In tal modo hanno dimostrato di aver compreso il significato insito nell’adozione di una Carta costituzionale rigida e di organi di giustizia costituzionale a tutela dei principi in essa codificati: la protezione di una serie di diritti inerentemente non-maggioritari dall’abuso della maggioranza. Obiezioni sono state sollevate tuttavia sulla legittimazione di organi che non godano di investitura democratica diretta a compiere scelte su temi sensibili con effetti sistemici. Tali obiezioni sono state superate alla luce di un dialogo delle Corti con il legislatore; in altri casi nell’inerzia dei Parlamenti, le Corti hanno svolto la funzione che è loro propria, di tutela dei diritti delle minoranze.
Il contributo offrirà un’analisi comparata delle decisioni delle Corti supreme di Canada e Stati Uniti, a livello federale e statale, in tema di matrimonio omosessuale.

Time to Amend the Marriage Act

by paula gerber

Paula Gerber & Adiva Sifris 'Time to Amend the Marriage Act' (2011) 85(7) Law Institute Journal 35

This op-ed piece looks at the case for amending the Marriage Act in Australia to allow same-sex couples to marry. It... more This op-ed piece looks at the case for amending the Marriage Act in Australia to allow same-sex couples to marry. It argues that in this day and age, there should not be any civil institution that is reserved for heterosexuals only, in just the same way as we don't tolerate institutions that are for whites only.

Falling Through the Cracks: Queer Theory, Same-sex Marriage, Lawrence v. Texas, and Liminal Bodies

by Drew Clark

Forthcoming 2011, disClosure 20: Family, Sex, Law.

Day Care as Battleground: using moral panic to locate the front lines

by Karina Luzia

Travelling in your backyard: the unfamiliar places of parenting

by Karina Luzia