Same Sex Marriages, Who Supports Them

Same Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships
Last Update: June, 2007

• Issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples: Masschusetts
• Recognizes same-sex marriages from other states: Rhode Island
• Allows civil unions, providing state-level spousal rights to same-sex couples: Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire (1/1/08)
• Statewide law provides nearly all state-level spousal rights to unmarried couples (Domestic Partnerships): California, Oregon
• Statewide law provides some state-level spousal rights to unmarried couples: Hawaii, Maine, District of Columbia, Washington...full story

Teen Sexually Transmitted Infections - UP!!!

CDC: 1 in 4 Teen Girls Has Sexually Transmitted Infection

staff reports-citizenlink.com

'We’re missing a tremendous opportunity to talk to them about the benefits of being abstinent until marriage.'

One in four teen girls in the U.S. has a sexually transmitted infection (STI), according to a study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That adds up to more than 3 million girls.
Among girls who admitted having had sex, the rate was 40 percent, The Associated Press reported. Human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer, is the most common STI in teen girls ages 14 to 19, the CDC found....full story

California Seeks to Take Control of Parents Rights

California Court Rules Homeschooling Illegal
By Hilary White

LOS ANGELES, March 5, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Thousands of homeschoolers in California are left in legal limbo by an appeals court ruling that homeschooling is not a legal option in the state and that a family who has homeschooled all their children for years must enrol their two youngest in state or private schools. Justice H. Walter Croskey in a written opinion said, "California courts have held that under provisions in the Education Code, parents do not have a constitutional right to homeschool their children." click here for more