Tag: constitution
Cuba’s Constitution Draft Could Lead To Marriage Equality
Cuba is getting one step closer to legalizing marriage equality.
The communist country of Cuba has been making great strides in terms of LGBTQ rights, such as non-discrimination laws, in the past few years. This is mostly due to the advocacy of Castro’s niece Mariela Castro.
According to Reuters, Cuba’s secretary of the council of state, Homero Acosta, told lawmakers earlier today that the new constitution will open the door to gay marriage.
As for why they are drafting a new construction,...
Missouri GOP Senators Break Democrats’ 39 Hour Filibuster, Pass Anti-Gay Bill
Bill Will Legalize Anti-Gay Discrimination in State Constitution
Missouri Senate Republicans have just employed a tactic used mostly by the House and bulldozed a vote on SJR 39, an anti-gay "religious freedom" bill that would write discrimination into the state constitution.
At about 7:30 AM local time, Republicans broke the filibuster Missouri's eight Democratic senators had waged since Monday at 4:00 PM, even going so far as to literally silence the Democrats:
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The bill passed 23-9. It will require one more vote in...
