In the South American state of Oklahoma) ban on the registration of marriages between followers of the same sex. This decision made by a Federal judge of the state, reports AP.
As noted in the judgement, the ban on the registration of same-sex marriage is considered a violation of equal protection of the people of the United States Constitution. And yet at the disposal of the judge referred to the decision of the Supreme court of the United States, which last summer equated gay marriage to normal, recognizing unconstitutional the formulation of the marriage as a Union only between a representative of strong sex and lady.
After the June decision of the Supreme court of same-sex couples were entitled to various rights and benefits due classic families. In early August, the financial and tax authorities of the United States stated that all same-sex couples who registered their own marriage can file a joint tax return on a par with heterosexual couples. In all other tax matters, even income taxes, taxes on inheritance and gifts on them, among other things, will be the General rule.
In mid-November, the Senate, Hawaii passed a law that would legalize same-sex marriage. At the end of December the Tribunal new Mexico ruled that the decision of marriages between same-sex couples are not contrary to the Constitution, making the state is already the 17th, in which eligible same-sex couples to register their relationships.
In addition, in late December of last year the Federal Tribunal in Utah after consideration of the claim of same-sex couples, which the state government has refused to issue a marriage certificate, recognized as unconstitutional ban on gay marriage. But 1 January the authorities of Utah appealed to the Supreme Tribunal of the United States with a wish to stop the registration of same-sex marriages. January 6, the Tribunal partly satisfied the petition, put short-term ban on the registration of such marriages. He will work until such time as the Appellate Tribunal shall not consider a complaint with the state's authorities.
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