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The Brazilian Supreme Court rulings on the Arguição de Descumprimento de preceito fundamental (ADPF) n° 132 and the Ação Direta de Inconstitucionalidade (ADI) n° 4277 created the precedents responsible for the recognition of same-sex civil unions in Brazil, a breakthrough in the history of LGBT rights. However, with the legal obligation to meet the same requirements demanded for heterosexual civil unions, homosexual unions face a barrier: the need to prove the relationship's publicity. In fact, the requirement of notoriety, when applied by courts in cases where the bonds are not externalized due to fear of homophobic practices isn't adequate. Furthermore, this requirement must be pondered in order to ensure the fundamental right to privacy, as provided in the Constitution. In conclusion, the flexibilization of the legal requirement of publicity does not always occur in Brazilian courts and, when applied, it's not enough to ensure the recognition of homo-affective civil unions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's (USSC's) ruling in the civil rights- and same-sex marriage law-related case Obergefell v. Hodges (Obergefell), and it mentions the author's claim that the USSC missed an opportunity to address children's legal interests in the Obergefell case. Children's rights advocates and the equal protection rights of children are assessed, along with legal precedent and information about the harms that same-sex marriage bans cause children.

The Iowa Supreme Court adopted an unpopular but unanimous ruling in Varnum v. Brien, which established same-sex marriage. Using a unique panel study conducted immediately before and after the court decision, we evaluate the impact of policy adoption on changing opinions on minority rights. The signaling of new social norms pressured some respondents to modify their expressed attitudes. We find that respondents whose demographic characteristics would predict support for marriage equality, but previously did not, were more likely to shift their opinions to be consistent with the new state law. A policy feedback mechanism may be responsible for the rapid diffusion of laws legalizing same-sex in the states. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses on the dispute right of same sex marriage and domestic partnership. It provides information that California voters are trying to add a new section in the California Family Court, to define marriage only for opposite sex couples. It reveals that this action is totally against to civil rights to gay and lesbian couples and their families. It emphasizes on constitutional guarantees and the strength, benefits of domestic partnerships. It also discusses the court case Koebke v. Bernardo Heights Country Club prosecuted in the California Supreme Court in which Country Club get failed to extend the same rights and privileges to a same sex couple.