International Business News - Marriage http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Britain's foreign secretary told Pakistanis Wednesday that forced marriages are wrong, a day after a British law took effect to prevent the practice. Forced marriages are prevalent between female British citizens of Pakistani descent and Pakistani men. Typically, they take place in Pakistan after the woman is told by family that she is traveling to the country to visit relatives. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/britain-against-forced-marriage-in-pakistan.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:32:47 EST LONDON (AP)--A British law went into effect Tuesday that allows courts to prevent someone from being forced into marriage--a move that comes as governments across Europe confront immigrant practices that sometimes clash with more liberal values. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/british-law-aims-at-preventing-forced-marriage.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:39:04 EST California officials will investigate whether the Mormon church accurately described its role in a campaign to ban gay marriage in the state. The California Fair Political Practices Commission said Monday that a complaint by a gay rights group merits further inquiry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/california-to-investigate-mormon-aid-to-prop-8.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:42:29 EST A Vermont legislator plans to introduce a bill to allow gay marriage in the state that first approved civil unions for same-sex couples. State Sen. John Campbell, a Democrat, says he will sponsor the bill in the legislative session beginning in January. He acknowledges it is unlikely to gain ground unless Gov. Jim Douglas signals support. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/vermont-legislator-plans-push-for-gay-marriage.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:07:23 EST California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/178494-gay-marriage-protest.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/calif-supreme-court-to-take-up-gay-marriage-ban.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/calif-supreme-court-to-take-up-gay-marriage-ban.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:17:36 EST California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/178444-gay-marriage-protest.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/calif-supreme-court-to-take-up-gay-marriage-ban.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/calif-supreme-court-to-take-up-gay-marriage-ban.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:13:59 EST The state attorney general and sponsors of the ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California urged its Supreme Court to hear a series of lawsuits seeking to overturn the ban, saying the matter is too urgent to be unsettled. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/calif-high-court-asked-to-hear-gay-marriage-cases.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:01:40 EST A French appeals court on Monday reinstated the marriage of a Muslim man who had sought an annulment because his bride lied about being a virgin. The controversial case pitted France's secular values against the traditions of its growing immigrant communities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/french-court-overturns-muslim-marriage-annulment.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:34:31 EST Gay rights supporters waving rainbow colors marched, chanted and danced in cities coast to coast Saturday to protest the vote that banned gay marriage in California and to urge supporters not to quit the fight for the right to wed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081116/gay-advocates-protest-marriage-ban-across-nation.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:30:11 EST Gay rights supporters waving rainbow colors marched, chanted and danced in cities coast to coast Saturday to protest the vote that banned gay marriage in California and to urge supporters not to quit the fight for the right to wed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081115/mormon-church-condemns-gay-activists-for-attacks.htm Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:20:38 EST The Mormon church on Friday blamed opponents of California's gay marriage ban for sending hoax mailings containing white powder to temples, while a group that also supported the measure condemned "acts of domestic terrorism against our supporters." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/174824-gay-marriage-protest.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/calif-clerks-when-does-gay-marriage-ban-begin.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/calif-clerks-when-does-gay-marriage-ban-begin.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:31:11 EST A California gay rights activist filed a complaint Thursday accusing the Mormon church of failing to report the full value of the work it did to support the state's new ban on same-sex marriage. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/mormon-aid-on-gay-marriage-ban-generates-complaint.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:23:15 EST Carrying signs reading "Love not H8" and "Did you cast a ballot or a stone?", a large crowd of gay-marriage supporters gathered outside a Mormon temple to protest the church's endorsement of a same-sex marriage ban in California. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/174276-gay-marriage.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/after-calif-loss-gays-get-right-to-wed-in-conn.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/after-calif-loss-gays-get-right-to-wed-in-conn.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:28:38 EST The artistic director at California's largest nonprofit musical theater company resigned Wednesday amid protests over his donation to a campaign to ban gay marriage in the state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/theater-official-quits-over-anti-gay-donation.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:15:21 EST Same-sex couples exchanged vows Wednesday for the first time in Connecticut amid cheers and tears of joy, while gay activists planned protests across the country over the vote that took away their right to marry in California. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/173782-aptopix-gay-marriage.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/gay-couples-to-start-to-marry-in-connecticut.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/gay-couples-to-start-to-marry-in-connecticut.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:19:40 EST California's gay-rights movement has been beset by infighting and finger-pointing since the defeat of gay marriage at the ballot box, with some activists questioning the campaign's mild tactics, including the decision not to show same-sex couples in ads. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/173122-gay-marriage-blame-game.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/criticism-mounts-among-gays-over-calif-ban.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/criticism-mounts-among-gays-over-calif-ban.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:08:05 EST Connecticut state Rep. Beth Bye and Tracey Wilson hope to become the first gay couple to marry legally in their town of West Hartford on Wednesday. For Wilson, it's both a personal and professional milestone. She's the town's historian. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/gay-marriages-set-for-wednesday-in-connecticut.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:23:15 EST On the first Sunday after a gay marriage ban passed in California, activists rallied in defiance, including hundreds of protesters outside an Orange County megachurch whose pastor brought Barack Obama and John McCain together last summer for a "faith forum." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/171895-gay-marriage-marches.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/protests-sweep-across-calif-on-post-prop-8-sunday.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/protests-sweep-across-calif-on-post-prop-8-sunday.htm Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:55:46 EST As many as 10,000 people took to the streets in San Diego and similar numbers marched in Los Angeles Saturday to protest passage of an anti-gay marriage ballot initiative, authorities said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/171443-gay-marriage-marches.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/gay-marriage-supporters-march-in-socal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/gay-marriage-supporters-march-in-socal.htm Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:44:09 EST Even as voters in California banned same-sex marriage in a tight referendum, Tuesday's election opened the door for the same debate in New York. The pending shift in state Senate control away from Republicans removes one clear obstacle to legalizing gay marriage in New York, though opponents aren't conceding anything yet and advocates say they have work to do. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/170754-gay-marriage.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081108/ny-eyes-allowing-gay-marriage-opponents-vow-fight.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081108/ny-eyes-allowing-gay-marriage-opponents-vow-fight.htm Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:26:47 EST