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How Ireland’s 2015 referendum future-proofed same-sex marriage – Go Health Pro

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How Ireland’s 2015 referendum future-proofed same-sex marriage – Go Health Pro

Today is the tenth anniversary of the referendum that paved the way for the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Ireland. Brian Tobin writes that while the referendum was both unnecessary and problematic, it effectively future-proofed same-sex marriage as a fundamental right. On 22 May 2015, Ireland held a referendum on amending the Constitution of Ireland … Read more

Lithuania’s Constitutional Court Rules Seeing Same-Sex Relationships Won’t Turn Kids Gay – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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Lithuania’s Constitutional Court Rules Seeing Same-Sex Relationships Won’t Turn Kids Gay – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

On 18 December 2024, the Lithuanian Constitutional Court held that the law, prohibiting the dissemination of public information depicting same-sex relationships is unconstitutional as it violates the freedom of thought of children and the right to found a family under the Constitution of Lithuania. The decision follows the rationale of the European Court of Human … Read more