Saturday 11 October 2008

New York Times: Portugal: Bills to Legalize Same-Sex Marriages Fail

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/world/europe/11briefs-BILLSTOLEGAL_BRF.html?ref=world
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS; Published: October 10, 2008

Parliament rejected by a large majority on Friday two proposals to allow same-sex marriages. Two minor opposition parties, the Left Bloc and the Green Party, had offered the bills. The Green Party’s bill collected only 17 votes in the 230-seat legislature; the Left Bloc’s won the support of 11 lawmakers.

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