A study of the impact of legalized prostitution has found that countries where prostitution is legal experience larger reported human trafficking inflows than countries in which prostitution is prohibited.
Officials in Maine have announced that any notary public who weds heterosexual couples must also wed same-sex couples, or be found in violation of the state’s human rights law, regardless of the religious convictions of the notary.
This announcement comes as Maine has recently legalized same-sex ‘marriage.’
The Montana Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit involving same-sex couples’ demands for benefits equal to those of legally married couples on Monday.
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit have vowed to re-file in lower court.